Books like The Thief

Looking for books like The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner? 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.

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96 Milesgrades 6–8
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2020s).
A First Time for Everythinggrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).
A Game of Noctisgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchengrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Rover's Storygrades 4–5
Overlapping grades (4–5) and the same era (2020s).
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hallgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2020s).
A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).
Alonegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2020s).
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).

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