Books like Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

Looking for books like Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans (Science Fiction · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of powers, friendship, and courage. 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 Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25

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Why each is a match

My Teacher Is an Aliengrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Boy at the Back of the Classgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Last Musketeergrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
Heroesgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
How to Eat Fried Wormsgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).

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