Books like Gone Wolf
If you liked Gone Wolf, read Me (Moth), Beasts, or Plain Jane and the Mermaid — the closest matches in our database, matched on reading level.
Looking for books like Gone Wolf by Amber McBride (Juvenile Fiction · grades 9–12)? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Gone Wolf
Me (Moth)Amber McBride
BeastsIngvild Bjerkeland
Plain Jane and the MermaidVera Brosgol
All the Fighting PartsHannah V. Sawyerr
ArtificeSharon Cameron
Bittersweet in the HollowKate Pearsall
Chaos TheoryNic Stone
Come Home SafeBrian G. Buckmire
For LambLesa Cline-Ransome
From HereLuma Mufleh
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- Me (Moth)grades 9–12
- Is by Amber McBride, the same author and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Beastsgrades 9–12
- Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Plain Jane and the Mermaidgrades 9–12
- Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- All the Fighting Partsgrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Artificegrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Bittersweet in the Hollowgrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Chaos Theorygrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Come Home Safegrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- For Lambgrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- From Heregrades 9–12
- Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Books like Gone Wolf for younger readers (K–2)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.
- A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- Ballet Brown by Bellen Woodard · grades K–1 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- Barnaby Unboxed! by Terry Fan · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Books like Gone Wolf for elementary readers (grades 3–5)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.
- A Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Books like Gone Wolf for middle school (grades 6–8)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.
- 102 Days of Lying About Lauren by Maura Jortner · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
- Bones on Black Spruce Mountain by David Budbill · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Common questions
- What books are similar to Gone Wolf?
- The 10 closest matches to Gone Wolf by Amber McBride on ReadingList include Me (Moth), Beasts, Plain Jane and the Mermaid, All the Fighting Parts, and Artifice. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Gone Wolf reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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.
Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.