Books like The Hunger Games

Looking for books like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Young Adult Dystopian · 810L · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of authoritarianism, survival, and media and spectacle. 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 Hunger Games

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Why each is a match

Life of Pi830L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (830L vs 810L).
Sunrise on the Reapinggrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and sacrifice and overlapping grades (7–12).
Refugee800L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (800L vs 810L).
The Wild Robot740L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (740L vs 810L).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (720L vs 810L).
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe940L
Shares themes of sacrifice and a close reading level (940L vs 810L).
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (5–8).
Touching Spirit Beargrades 6–9
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (6–9).
Unwindgrades 8–12
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (8–12).
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon810L
A close reading level (810L vs 810L) and the same era (2000s).

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