Books like Sky's End

If you liked Sky's End, read Sunrise on the Reaping, The Forbidden Book, or A Fate So Cold — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins — shares survival and power

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Looking for books like Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson (Young Adult Fiction · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of survival, power, and courage. 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Sky's End

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Sunrise on the Reapinggrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and power, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Forbidden Bookgrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and same genre (Young Adult Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Shares themes of power, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Never Thought I'd End Up Heregrades 7–12
Both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Under the Surfacegrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival, both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Unwindgrades 8–12
Shares themes of survival and power and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Conditions of a Heartgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Four for the Roadgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Shut Up, This Is Seriousgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Sky's End for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang · 530L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Anthem by Ayn Rand · 880L — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (8–12).
  • Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Louder Than Hunger by John Schu · grades 7–12 — Both on the Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s).
  • Monster by Walter Dean Myers · 670L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–11).

Books like Sky's End for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
  • How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • That's Not My Name by Megan Lally · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang · 530L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Anthem by Ayn Rand · 880L — Shares themes of power and overlapping grades (8–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Sky's End?
The 10 closest matches to Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson on ReadingList include Sunrise on the Reaping, The Forbidden Book, A Fate So Cold, Everything We Never Had, and Never Thought I'd End Up Here. Each is scored on shared themes (survival, power, and courage), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 7–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Sky's End reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 7–12), 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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