What books are similar to Children of Blood and Bone?

The 10 closest matches to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi on ReadingList include Dread Nation, Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, Every Day, A Snake Falls to Earth, and Raybearer. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Children of Blood and Bone reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–12), 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 Children of Blood and Bone

If you liked Children of Blood and Bone, read Dread Nation, Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, or Every Day — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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Looking for books like Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Science Fiction & Fantasy · grades 5–12)? 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 5–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Dread Nationgrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavendergrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Every Daygrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Snake Falls to Earthgrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Raybearergrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Ashgrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Gracelinggrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
Savvygrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Conspiracy of Kingsgrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Corner of Whitegrades 5–12: Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Children of Blood and Bone for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2) by A. K. Duboff · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above by Leah Bobet · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above World by Jenn Reese · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).

Books like Children of Blood and Bone for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2) by A. K. Duboff · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above by Leah Bobet · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above World by Jenn Reese · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).

Books like Children of Blood and Bone for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2) by A. K. Duboff · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above by Leah Bobet · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Above World by Jenn Reese · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).
Arabella of Mars by David D. Levine · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, same genre (Science Fiction & Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Children of Blood and Bone?: The 10 closest matches to Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi on ReadingList include Dread Nation, Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, Every Day, A Snake Falls to Earth, and Raybearer. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Children of Blood and Bone reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–12), 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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