Books like Sky's End
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 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Sky's End
Code Name KingfisherLiz Kessler
IcebergJennifer A. Nielsen
Sunrise on the ReapingSuzanne Collins
The Forbidden BookSacha Lamb
Two DegreesAlan Gratz
Old YellerFred Gipson
The CayTheodore Taylor
The False PrinceJennifer A. Nielsen
The RiverGary Paulsen- Touching Spirit BearBen MikaelsenTouching Spirit BearBen Mikaelsen
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Why each is a match
- Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Iceberggrades 3–7
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Sunrise on the Reapinggrades 7–12
- Shares themes of survival and power and overlapping grades (7–12).
- The Forbidden Bookgrades 7–12
- Shares themes of survival, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- Two Degreesgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Old Yellergrades 5–8
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
- The Caygrades 5–8
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
- The False Princegrades 5–9
- Shares themes of power and courage and overlapping grades (5–9).
- The Rivergrades 5–8
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Touching Spirit Beargrades 6–9
- Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (6–9).