# Books like Heroes

**10** books similar to *Heroes* by Alan Gratz (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · grades 6–8), 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.

**Themes:** courage, friendship, history
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/heroes
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## Similar books

- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)).
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Lost Year](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-year) by Katherine Marsh _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)).
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and history, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Skyriders](https://readinglist.school/book/skyriders) by Polly Holyoke _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Volunteer State Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).

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