Books like City of Bones

Looking for books like City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Children's · grades 9–12)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to City of Bones

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Why each is a match

A Boy Called Christmasgrades 3–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
A Hat Full of Skygrades 9–12
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
A Ray of Lightgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)grades 3–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglassgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
Alchemy and Meggy Swanngrades 3–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
Amelia Lostgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
An American Plaguegrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).

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