# Books like Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

**10** books similar to *Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon* by Steve Sheinkin (Young Adult Nonfiction / History · 920L · grades 6–9), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** history, science and ethics, war, ambition, American history
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- [The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(1000L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of history and a close reading level (1000L vs 920L).
- [All Quiet on the Western Front](https://readinglist.school/book/all-quiet-on-the-western-front) by Erich Maria Remarque _(830L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of war and a close reading level (830L vs 920L).
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- [Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(720L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of war and a close reading level (720L vs 920L).
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Nonfiction / History), a close reading level (1130L vs 920L), and the same era (2010s).
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