What books are similar to Warcross?

The 10 closest matches to Warcross by Marie Lu on ReadingList include Scythe, 1984, Project Hail Mary, The Silence That Binds Us, and Steelheart. Each is scored on shared themes (virtual reality, hacking, and gaming), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 8–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Warcross reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 8–12), 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 Warcross

If you liked Warcross, read Scythe, 1984, or Project Hail Mary — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

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Looking for books like Warcross by Marie Lu (Science Fiction · grades 8–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of virtual reality, hacking, and gaming. 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 8–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Scythegrades 7–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
19841090L: Shares themes of surveillance, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Project Hail Marygrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Silence That Binds Usgrades 9–12: Shares themes of grief, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Steelheartgrades 7–12: Same genre (Science Fiction), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Interstellar Piggrades 9–12: Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Glass Castlegrades 9–12: Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Legendgrades 6–9: Is by Marie Lu, the same author, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Girl with the Ghost Machinegrades 3–8: Shares themes of grief, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The House of the Scorpiongrades 7–10: Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon → books like this →