Books like The Mark of Athena

Looking for books like The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (Fantasy · grades 5–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of mythology, friendship, and quest. 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 Mark of Athena

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Why each is a match

City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Dragonet Prophecygrades 3–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Lost Herogrades 5–9
Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Powerlessgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, 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).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

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