What books are similar to Among the Hidden?

The 10 closest matches to Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix on ReadingList include Found, A Night Divided, The War That Saved My Life, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and The House of the Scorpion. Each is scored on shared themes (freedom, identity, and resistance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Among the Hidden reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

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Books like Among the Hidden

If you liked Among the Hidden, read Found, A Night Divided, or The War That Saved My Life — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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Looking for books like Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Science Fiction · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of freedom, identity, and resistance. 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Foundgrades 4–6: Is by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the same author, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8: Shares themes of freedom, both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The War That Saved My Life580L: Shares themes of freedom, both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L: Shares themes of identity, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The House of the Scorpiongrades 7–10: Shares themes of freedom and identity, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Science Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphreygrades 6–9: Is by Margaret Peterson Haddix, the same author, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Shape-Changergrades 3–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Virtually Perfectgrades 3–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost730L: Shares themes of identity, both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Restart730L: Shares themes of identity, both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Among the Hidden for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Holes by Louis Sachar · 660L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s).
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry · 670L — Shares themes of resistance, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · grades 4–7 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli · 820L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).

Books like Among the Hidden for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Holes by Louis Sachar · 660L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s).
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry · 670L — Shares themes of resistance, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · grades 4–7 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke · grades 6–8 — Both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

Books like Among the Hidden for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans · grades 6–9 — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
The Transall Saga by Gary Paulsen · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Science Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (1990s).
Interstellar Pig by William Sleator · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Science Fiction).
Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of freedom and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (6–9).

Common questions

What books are similar to Among the Hidden?: The 10 closest matches to Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix on ReadingList include Found, A Night Divided, The War That Saved My Life, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and The House of the Scorpion. Each is scored on shared themes (freedom, identity, and resistance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Among the Hidden reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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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