Books like The Fort

If you liked The Fort, read Restart, The Superteacher Project, or 96 Miles — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Fort by Gordon Korman? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Fort

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Restart730L
Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
96 Milesgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Confetti Girlgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Ground Zerogrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Buddygrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnamgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Fish in a Tree550L
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Fort for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Odder by Katherine Applegate · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Stella by McCall Hoyle · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list).
  • America is Under Attack September 11 2001 by Don Brown · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list).

Books like The Fort for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Ghost by Jason Reynolds · 730L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret · grades 6–8 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–8).
  • Hidden by Helen Frost · grades 6–8 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–8).
  • Pax by Sara Pennypacker · 760L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Fort?
The 10 closest matches to The Fort by Gordon Korman on ReadingList include Restart, The Superteacher Project, 96 Miles, Confetti Girl, and Ground Zero. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Fort reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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