What books are similar to Fever 1793?

The 10 closest matches to Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson on ReadingList include Code Name Kingfisher, I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, Iceberg, A Long Walk to Water, and Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens. Each is scored on shared themes (yellow fever, epidemics, and survival), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Fever 1793 reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Fever 1793

If you liked Fever 1793, read Code Name Kingfisher, I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912, or Iceberg — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (Historical Fiction · grades 2–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of yellow fever, epidemics, and survival. The 10 titles below 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 2–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8: Shares themes of survival and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L: Shares themes of survival and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
Iceberggrades 3–7: Shares themes of survival and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
A Long Walk to Water720L: Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8: Shares themes of survival and history and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Nothing Else But Miraclesgrades 3–7: Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Refugee800L: Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon →
Salt to the Sea560L: Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon →
The Caygrades 5–8: Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
The Devil's Arithmetic730L: Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →

Books like Fever 1793 for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
Adopted by an Owl by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Arnie, the Doughnut by Laurie Keller · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Fever 1793 for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis · 1000L — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia · 750L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown · 740L — Shares themes of survival, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Fever 1793 for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis · 1000L — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia · 750L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown · 740L — Shares themes of survival, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Fever 1793 for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history and same genre (Historical Fiction).
Life of Pi by Yann Martel · 830L — Shares themes of survival.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak · 730L — Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (8–11), and the same era (2000s).
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (6–9).
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (6–9).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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