Books like The Lost Hero

Looking for books like The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (Fantasy · grades 5–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of mythology, heroism, and memory. 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 5–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Lost Hero

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Why each is a match

The Mark of Athenagrades 5–9
Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Powerlessgrades 4–7
Shares themes of memory, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Skygrades 4–7
Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Max and the Midknightsgrades 3–6
Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).
Restart730L
Shares themes of memory and overlapping grades (5–8).
Steelheartgrades 7–12
Shares themes of heroism and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Dragonet Prophecygrades 3–7
Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
The Hidden Kingdomgrades 3–7
Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).

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