What books are similar to The Last Hope in Hopetown?

The 10 closest matches to The Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud on ReadingList include Amir and the Jinn Princess, Brick Dust and Bones, Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight, Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy, and Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl. Each is scored on shared themes (family, courage, and identity), 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 Last Hope in Hopetown 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.

Books like The Last Hope in Hopetown

If you liked The Last Hope in Hopetown, read Amir and the Jinn Princess, Brick Dust and Bones, or Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like The Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, courage, and identity. 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.

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Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Brick Dust and Bonesgrades 6–8: Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6: Shares themes of family, courage, and identity and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7: Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatlgrades 6–8: Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6: Shares themes of family, courage, and identity and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
The Witching Windgrades 3–6: Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Fablehavengrades 4–7: Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L: Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Something Like Homegrades 6–8: Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →

Books like The Last Hope in Hopetown for younger readers (K–2)

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

The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of courage and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of courage and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman · grades K–2 — Shares themes of family and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias · grades K–2 — Shares themes of identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.

Books like The Last Hope in Hopetown for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of courage and identity and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
Bea and the New Deal Horse by L. M. Elliott · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of family and courage and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pinkney · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of courage and identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis · 940L — Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like The Last Hope in Hopetown for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis · 940L — Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family, courage, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like The Last Hope in Hopetown for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of courage and identity and both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list.
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (6–9).

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

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