# Books like The False Prince

**10** books similar to *The False Prince* by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 5–9), 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:** identity, adventure, power, loyalty, courage
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## Similar books

- [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 identity and courage, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [A Night Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/a-night-divided) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–8)_ — Is by Jennifer A. Nielsen, the same author, shares themes of courage, and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Louisiana Readers' Choice Awards list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl](https://readinglist.school/book/shinji-takahashi-and-the-mark-of-the-coatl) by Julie Kagawa _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of identity and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Last Hope in Hopetown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-hope-in-hopetown) by Maria Tureaud _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of identity and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Resistance](https://readinglist.school/book/resistance) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 6–8)_ — Is by Jennifer A. Nielsen, the same author, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (6–9).

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