Books like Scythe

Looking for books like Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Science Fiction · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mortality, power, and ethics. 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)1130L
Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (9–12).
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25grades 6–9
Same genre (Science Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
Same genre (Science Fiction), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
The Fault in Our Stars850L
Shares themes of mortality and overlapping grades (9–12).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (7–12).
Among the Hiddengrades 5–8
Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).
Anthem880L
Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (8–12).
Flowers for Algernon910L
Shares themes of ethics and overlapping grades (8–11).
Hamletgrades 11–12
Shares themes of mortality and overlapping grades (11–12).
Invisible Man950L
Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (11–12).

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