What books are similar to The Marvellers?

The 10 closest matches to The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton on ReadingList include The Ogress and the Orphans, A Game of Noctis, Amir and the Jinn Princess, Growing Home, and Impossible Creatures. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Marvellers reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like The Marvellers

If you liked The Marvellers, read The Ogress and the Orphans, A Game of Noctis, or Amir and the Jinn Princess — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 4–5)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 4–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Ogress and the Orphansgrades 4–5: Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Game of Noctisgrades 3–6: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Growing Homegrades 3–5: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Just a Pinch of Magicgrades 4–8: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain Godgrades 3–6: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Lightningborn (Storm Dragons #1)grades 3–5: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Nimbusgrades 3–6: Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Marvellers for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat · grades 2–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega · grades 2–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza · grades K–1 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).
Action!: How Movies Began by Meghan McCarthy · grades 2–3 — Both on the South Dakota Prairie Bud, Bloom & Pasque Awards list and the same era (2020s).

Books like The Marvellers for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat · grades 2–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
The Night Train by Lorelei Savaryn · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
The Witching Wind by Natalie Lloyd · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).

Books like The Marvellers for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Brick Dust and Bones by M.R. Fournet · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy) and the same era (2020s).
Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos by Tracey Baptiste · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy) and the same era (2020s).
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl by Julie Kagawa · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy) and the same era (2020s).
Skyriders by Polly Holyoke · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy) and the same era (2020s).
The Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy) and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Marvellers?: The 10 closest matches to The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton on ReadingList include The Ogress and the Orphans, A Game of Noctis, Amir and the Jinn Princess, Growing Home, and Impossible Creatures. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Marvellers reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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