Books like Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25
Looking for books like Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans (Science Fiction · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of powers, friendship, and courage. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez
The Boy at the Back of the ClassOnjali Q. Raúf
The Last MusketeerStuart Gibbs
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling · 880L
HeroesAlan Gratz
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
It Came from the TreesAlly Russell
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams
Number the StarsLois Lowry · 670L
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Why each is a match
- Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
- Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- The Boy at the Back of the Classgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- The Last Musketeergrades 4–7
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Dogtowngrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Heroesgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- It Came from the Treesgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Mid-Airgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Number the Stars670L
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).