What books are similar to Flight #116 Is Down!?

The 10 closest matches to Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney on ReadingList include Crash, Driver's Ed, Stormbreaker, A Wolf Called Wander, and Cryptid Hunters. Each is scored on shared themes (aeronautics, fiction, airplanes, juvenile literature, and airplanes, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Flight #116 Is Down! reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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.

Books like Flight #116 Is Down!

If you liked Flight #116 Is Down!, read Crash, Driver's Ed, or Stormbreaker — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Crash by Jerry Spinelli

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Looking for books like Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney (Adventure · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of aeronautics, fiction, airplanes, juvenile literature, and airplanes, fiction. 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Crashgrades 3–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Driver's Edgrades 4–6: Is by Caroline B. Cooney, the same author and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Stormbreakergrades 5–8: Both on the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Wolf Called Wandergrades 4–6: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Frindle830L: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Lootgrades 3–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Maniac Magee820L: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
Red Midnightgrades 3–8: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Flight #116 Is Down! for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1990s).
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz · grades 5–8 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Jaguar by Roland Smith · grades 3–5 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 3–5 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–5).
The Grand Escape by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · grades 3–5 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Flight #116 Is Down! for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1990s).
Two Degrees by Alan Gratz · grades 5–8 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen · 1020L — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Adventure), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s).
The River by Gary Paulsen · grades 5–8 — Same genre (Adventure), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s).

Books like Flight #116 Is Down! for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Downriver by Will Hobbs · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Adventure) and the same era (1990s).
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes · grades 9–12 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+2 more shared lists).
Pursuit by Michael French · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Adventure).

Common questions

What books are similar to Flight #116 Is Down!?: The 10 closest matches to Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney on ReadingList include Crash, Driver's Ed, Stormbreaker, A Wolf Called Wander, and Cryptid Hunters. Each is scored on shared themes (aeronautics, fiction, airplanes, juvenile literature, and airplanes, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Flight #116 Is Down! reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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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