Books like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Looking for books like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Middle Grade Fantasy · 880L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, courage, and good vs evil. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Why each is a match

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe940L
Shares themes of courage and good vs evil, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and a close reading level (940L vs 880L).
Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship, good vs evil, and identity and overlapping grades (2–5).
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Misfit Mansiongrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship, courage, and identity and overlapping grades (3–5).
Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatlgrades 6–8
Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Skyridersgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8).
The False Princegrades 5–9
Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
The First State of Beinggrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, courage, and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)grades 2–5
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (2–5).

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