Books like The Last Dragon on Mars

If you liked The Last Dragon on Mars, read Impossible Creatures, The Sherlock Society, or A Royal Conundrum — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen (Middle Grade Science Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of science fiction, dragons, and adventure. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of adventure and friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
The Sherlock Societygrades 4–8
Shares themes of adventure and friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Groundedgrades 4–8
Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizzagrades 2–5
Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →
A Game of Noctisgrades 3–6
Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →

Books like The Last Dragon on Mars for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (2–4).
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • A Mischief of Mice by Christie Matheson · grades K–3 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • Fox Has a Problem by Corey R. Tabor · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like The Last Dragon on Mars for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of dragons and friendship and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • My Robot Buddy by Alfred Slote · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of science fiction and friendship and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Not Nothing by Gayle Forman · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Stuart Little by E.B. White · 920L — Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like The Last Dragon on Mars for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of dragons and friendship and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • My Robot Buddy by Alfred Slote · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of science fiction and friendship and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Not Nothing by Gayle Forman · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like The Last Dragon on Mars for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship.
  • Under the Surface by Diana Urban · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Drama by Raina Telgemeier · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (5–9).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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