# Books like Ground Zero

**10** books similar to *Ground Zero* by Alan Gratz, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [A Royal Conundrum](https://readinglist.school/book/a-royal-conundrum) by Lisa Yee _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Confetti Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/confetti-girl) by Diana López _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Heroes](https://readinglist.school/book/heroes) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Fort](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fort) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [The House of the Scorpion](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-of-the-scorpion) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Labors of Hercules Beal](https://readinglist.school/book/the-labors-of-hercules-beal) by Gary D. Schmidt _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s).

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