What books are similar to Twilight?

The 10 closest matches to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, Check & Mate, Five Survive, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and New Moon. Each is scored on shared themes (series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Twilight reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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 Twilight

If you liked Twilight, read The Inheritance Games, Check & Mate, or Five Survive — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Graphic Novel · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller. 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Inheritance Gamesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check & Mategrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Five Survivegrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrengrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
New Moongrades 9–12: Is by Stephenie Meyer, the same author and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Roomgrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Hunger Games810L: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Creepy Carrots!grades 3–10: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–10). Amazon → books like this →
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
I Must Betray Yougrades 9–12: Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Twilight for younger readers (K–2)

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

Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton · grades K–3 — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
So You Want to be President by Judith George · grades K–3 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
Chez Bob by Bob Shea · grades K–2 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list).

Books like Twilight for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson · grades 5–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre · grades 3–5 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang · grades 3–7 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Twilight for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson · grades 5–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang · grades 3–7 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky · grades 3–6 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).

Books like Twilight for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Legend by Marie Lu · grades 6–9 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Twilight?: The 10 closest matches to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, Check & Mate, Five Survive, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and New Moon. Each is scored on shared themes (series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Twilight reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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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