Books like The Hunger Games

Looking for books like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Young Adult Dystopian · 810L · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of authoritarianism, survival, and media and spectacle. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Hunger Games

Why each is a match

Life of Pi830L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (830L vs 810L).
Refugee800L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (800L vs 810L).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (720L vs 810L).
The Graveyard Book820L
A close reading level (820L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
Chains780L
A close reading level (780L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
The Secret Life of Bees840L
A close reading level (840L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
Hoot760L
A close reading level (760L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
Esperanza Rising750L
A close reading level (750L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
When You Reach Me750L
A close reading level (750L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)740L
A close reading level (740L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).

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