# Books like The Mark of Athena

**10** books similar to *The Mark of Athena* 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, friendship, quest
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## Similar books

- [City of Ghosts](https://readinglist.school/book/city-of-ghosts) by Victoria Schwab _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Lost Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-hero) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of mythology, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Keeper of the Lost Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/keeper-of-the-lost-cities) by Shannon Messenger _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Powerless](https://readinglist.school/book/powerless-matthew-cody) by Matthew Cody _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, 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).
- [Big Nate: In a Class by Himself](https://readinglist.school/book/big-nate-in-a-class-by-himself) by Lincoln Peirce _(500L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Dog Man](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-man) by Dav Pilkey _(390L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (2–5).

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