Books like The Doom Stone

Looking for books like The Doom Stone by Paul Zindel (Horror · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of survival, science, and fear. 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 The Doom Stone

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Why each is a match

The Ghost of Graylockgrades 5–8
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (5–8).
It Came from the Treesgrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8
Shares themes of survival and science and overlapping grades (4–8).
Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flexgrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (5–8).
Refugee800L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (5–9).
Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (8–12).
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybegrades 4–7
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (7–12).

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