# Books like Bone

**10** books similar to *Bone* by Jeff Smith (Graphic Novel · grades 2–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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:** fantasy, cartoons and comics, cousins, dragons
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/bone
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Coraline](https://readinglist.school/book/coraline) by Neil Gaiman _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of fantasy, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Class Act](https://readinglist.school/book/class-act) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Real Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/real-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Twins](https://readinglist.school/book/twins) by Varian Johnson _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban) by J. K. Rowling _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of fantasy and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](https://readinglist.school/book/jeremy-thatcher-dragon-hatcher) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of dragons and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Skeleton Key](https://readinglist.school/book/skeleton-key) by Anthony Horowitz _(Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1990s).
- [A Bad Case of Stripes](https://readinglist.school/book/a-bad-case-of-stripes) by David Shannon _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [A Game of Noctis](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-noctis) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fantasy and overlapping grades (3–6).

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