# Books like The Red Pyramid

**10** books similar to *The Red Pyramid* by Rick Riordan (Fantasy · grades 3–8), 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:** serie:the_kane_chronicles, egyptian mythology, nyt:paperback-books=2011-09-04, new york times bestseller
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/the-red-pyramid
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Rick Riordan, the same author, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Lost Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lost-hero) by Rick Riordan _(Grades 5–9)_ — Is by Rick Riordan, the same author, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [The Name of This Book Is Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-this-book-is-secret) by Pseudonymous Bosch _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Fantasy).
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Peter and the Starcatchers](https://readinglist.school/book/peter-and-the-starcatchers) by Dave Barry _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Dragons Love Tacos](https://readinglist.school/book/dragons-love-tacos) by Adam Rubin _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Shark vs. Train](https://readinglist.school/book/shark-vs-train) by Chris Barton _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Indian in the Cupboard](https://readinglist.school/book/the-indian-in-the-cupboard) by Lynne Reid Banks _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Lifters](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lifters) by Dave Eggers _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).

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