# Books like The Hero and the Crown

**10** books similar to *The Hero and the Crown* by Robin McKinley (Young Adult Fiction · grades 3–7), 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

- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (1980s).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Never Thought I'd End Up Here](https://readinglist.school/book/never-thought-id-end-up-here) by Ann Liang _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Sky's End](https://readinglist.school/book/skys-end) by Marc J. Gregson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Bronze Bow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bronze-bow) by Elizabeth George Speare _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (YOUNG ADULT FICTION) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Door in the Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-door-in-the-wall) by Marguerite de Angeli _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Forbidden Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-forbidden-book) by Sacha Lamb _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–9).

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