Books like Global
Looking for books like Global by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, nature, and perseverance. 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Global
Swim TeamJohnnie Christmas
Brick Dust and BonesM.R. Fournet
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the CoatlJulie Kagawa
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
WildfulKengo Kurimoto
Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson · 440L
Smack Dab in the Middle of MaybeJo Watson Hackl
The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway · 940L
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Why each is a match
- Swim Teamgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Brick Dust and Bonesgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Dogtowngrades 3–6
- Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatlgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Skyridersgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Wildfulgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of nature, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Roller Girl440L
- Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybegrades 4–7
- Shares themes of nature and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).
- The Old Man and the Sea940L
- Shares themes of nature and perseverance and overlapping grades (8–12).