# Books like The 5th Wave

**10** books similar to *The 5th Wave* by Rick Yancey (Children's · grades 6–9), matched on shared themes, 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.

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## Similar books

- [A Boy Called Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-christmas) by Matt Haig _(Grades 3–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [A Hat Full of Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/a-hat-full-of-sky) by Terry Pratchett _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [A Ray of Light](https://readinglist.school/book/a-drop-of-water-a-book-of-science-and-wonder) by Walter Wick _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/a-snicker-of-magic) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Abigail Adams](https://readinglist.school/book/abigail-adams-witness-to-a-revolution) by Natalie S. Bober _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Abigail Adams](https://readinglist.school/book/abigail-adams) by Natalie S. Bober _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wright-brothers) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Absolutely Positively Not](https://readinglist.school/book/absolutely-positively-not) by David LaRochelle _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Al Capone Does My Shirts](https://readinglist.school/book/al-capone-does-my-shirts) by Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Alchemy and Meggy Swann](https://readinglist.school/book/alchemy-and-meggy-swann) by Karen Cushman _(Grades 3–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s).

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