# Books like The Lost Hero

**10** books similar to *The Lost Hero* by Rick Riordan (Fantasy · grades 5–9), matched on shared themes, 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
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## 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).
- [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).
- [A Tale Dark and Grimm](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-dark-and-grimm) by Adam Gidwitz _(Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [City of Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/city-of-ghosts) by Victoria Schwab _(Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [Max and the Midknights](https://readinglist.school/book/max-and-the-midknights) by Lincoln Peirce _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of memory and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Steelheart](https://readinglist.school/book/steelheart) by Brandon Sanderson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of heroism and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Hidden Kingdom](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-hidden-kingdom) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).

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