# 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, 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.

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## Similar books

- [The Bronze Bow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bronze-bow) by Elizabeth George Speare _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, 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)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Slave Dancer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-slave-dancer) by Paula Fox _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Up a Road Slowly](https://readinglist.school/book/up-a-road-slowly) by Irene Hunt _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [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).
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/lincoln-a-photobiography) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), 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).
- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Dicey's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/diceys-song) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).

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