Books like Flight #116 Is Down!

If you liked Flight #116 Is Down!, read Crash, A Wolf Called Wander, or Cryptid Hunters — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney (Adventure · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of aeronautics, fiction, airplanes, juvenile literature, and airplanes, fiction. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Crashgrades 3–8
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
A Wolf Called Wandergrades 4–6
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Lootgrades 3–8
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Red Midnightgrades 3–8
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Riding Freedomgrades 3–8
Same genre (Adventure), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →
The Rivergrades 5–8
Same genre (Adventure), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Same genre (Adventure) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Among the Hiddengrades 5–8
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →
Frindle830L
Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon →

Books like Flight #116 Is Down! for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Books like Flight #116 Is Down! for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling · 880L — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
  • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen · 1020L — Same genre (Adventure) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
  • Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth by Barbara Park · grades 3–8 — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s).
  • Loch by Paul Zindel · grades 3–8 — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s).

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

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