# Books like Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl

**10** books similar to *Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl* by Julie Kagawa (Middle Grade Fantasy · 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, perseverance, identity
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## Similar books

- [Brick Dust and Bones](https://readinglist.school/book/brick-dust-and-bones) by M.R. Fournet _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [Skyriders](https://readinglist.school/book/skyriders) by Polly Holyoke _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The Last Hope in Hopetown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-hope-in-hopetown) by Maria Tureaud _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Control Freaks](https://readinglist.school/book/control-freaks) by J.E. Thomas _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of perseverance and identity, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [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 identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), 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 courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [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 identity, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Trumpet of the Swan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trumpet-of-the-swan) by E.B. White _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M. T. Khan _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).

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