Books like Duel

Looking for books like Duel by Jessixa Bagley (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of grief, sisters, and family. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Wildfulgrades 4–8
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novelgrades 3–7
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Fowl Playgrades 3–6
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hope in the Valleygrades 3–6
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (6–9).
The Labors of Hercules Bealgrades 3–7
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
Long Way Down720L
Shares themes of grief and family and overlapping grades (7–12).

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