Books like Legend

Looking for books like Legend by Marie Lu (Dystopian · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of dystopia, justice, and loyalty. 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Legend

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Why each is a match

Antigonegrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and loyalty and overlapping grades (9–12).
Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (5–8).
Divergentgrades 8–12
Same genre (Dystopian), overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys360L
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (4–7).
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)1130L
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Pax760L
Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (4–7).
Swindlegrades 4–7
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (4–7).
The False Princegrades 5–9
Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Hidden Kingdomgrades 3–7
Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12
Same genre (Dystopian), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).

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