Books like Sunrise on the Reaping

Looking for books like Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Dystopian Fiction · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of survival, power, and sacrifice. 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.

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10 books similar to Sunrise on the Reaping

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Why each is a match

Unwindgrades 8–12
Shares themes of survival and power, same genre (Dystopian Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Shares themes of power and sacrifice and overlapping grades (7–12).
Sky's Endgrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and power and overlapping grades (7–12).
Anthem880L
Shares themes of power, same genre (Dystopian Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12).
The Hunger Games810L
Shares themes of survival and sacrifice and overlapping grades (6–9).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (4–8).
How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (9–12).
Iceberggrades 3–7
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (3–7).
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (4–8).
That's Not My Namegrades 9–12
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (9–12).

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