Books like Powerless
Looking for books like Powerless by Matthew Cody (Fantasy · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of superheroes, friendship, and memory. 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Powerless
Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
The Dragonet ProphecyTui T. Sutherland
The Indian in the CupboardLynne Reid Banks
The Maze RunnerJames Dashner
Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo · 610L
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
EragonChristopher Paolini
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald EyeGeronimo Stilton · 530L
Gregor the OverlanderSuzanne Collins
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Why each is a match
- Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- The Dragonet Prophecygrades 3–7
- Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- The Maze Runnergrades 7–12
- Shares themes of friendship and memory and overlapping grades (7–12).
- Because of Winn-Dixie610L
- Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
- Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
- Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Eragongrades 6–9
- Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
- Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
- Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
- Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).