Books like Powerless

Looking for books like Powerless by Matthew Cody (Fantasy · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of superheroes, friendship, and memory. 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Powerless

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Why each is a match

City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
The Dragonet Prophecygrades 3–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Lost Herogrades 5–9
Shares themes of memory, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Mark of Athenagrades 5–9
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12
Shares themes of friendship and memory and overlapping grades (7–12).
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (3–5).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).

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