# Books like Torch

**10** books similar to *Torch* by Lyn Miller-Lachmann (Historical Fiction · grades 9–12), 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:** courage, freedom, history
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## Similar books

- [Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard](https://readinglist.school/book/now-let-me-fly) by Ronald Wimberly _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Allies](https://readinglist.school/book/allies) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11)_ — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).
- [Divine Rivals](https://readinglist.school/book/divine-rivals) by Rebecca Ross _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Murder Among Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/murder-among-friends) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Sky's End](https://readinglist.school/book/skys-end) by Marc J. Gregson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The House of the Scorpion](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-of-the-scorpion) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [A Tale of Two Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-of-two-cities) by Charles Dickens _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Anthem](https://readinglist.school/book/anthem) by Ayn Rand _(880L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (6–9).

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