# Books like The Lost Hero

**10** books similar to *The Lost Hero* by Rick Riordan (Fantasy · grades 5–9), 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.

**Themes:** mythology, heroism, memory
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/the-lost-hero
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [The Mark of Athena](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mark-of-athena) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Powerless](https://readinglist.school/book/powerless-matthew-cody) by Matthew Cody _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of memory, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky) by Kwame Mbalia _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [11 Birthdays](https://readinglist.school/book/11-birthdays) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).
- [Amari and the Night Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/amari-and-the-night-brothers) by B. B. Alston _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Volunteer State Book Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library) by Chris Grabenstein _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s).
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of memory, both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).

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