# Books like Legend

**10** books similar to *Legend* by Marie Lu (Dystopian · grades 6–9), 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:** dystopia, justice, loyalty
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## Similar books

- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of justice and loyalty and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The False Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-false-prince) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of loyalty, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of justice, both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Best School Year Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-school-year-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).

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