Books like Gone Wolf

If you liked Gone Wolf, read Beasts, Plain Jane and the Mermaid, or All the Fighting Parts — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and 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

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Beastsgrades 9–12
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Plain Jane and the Mermaidgrades 9–12
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
All the Fighting Partsgrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Artificegrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Bittersweet in the Hollowgrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Chaos Theorygrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Come Home Safegrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
For Lambgrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
From Heregrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Give Me a Signgrades 9–12
Both on the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →

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 about Sam by Lois Lowry · grades 4–6 — 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.

Book data last updated 2026-07-06. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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