What books are similar to The Last Musketeer?

The 10 closest matches to The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs on ReadingList include A Royal Conundrum, Stormbreaker, The River, Race for the Ruby Turtle, and The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines. Each is scored on shared themes (adventure, courage, and friendship), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Last Musketeer reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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.

Books like The Last Musketeer

If you liked The Last Musketeer, read A Royal Conundrum, Stormbreaker, or The River — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee — shares adventure and friendship

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Looking for books like The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs (Adventure · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of adventure, courage, and friendship. 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure and friendship, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and same genre (Adventure). Amazon → books like this →
Stormbreakergrades 5–8: Shares themes of adventure and courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Rivergrades 5–8: Shares themes of adventure and courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Race for the Ruby Turtlegrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pinesgrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Boy at the Back of the Classgrades 3–6: Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Fablehavengrades 4–7: Shares themes of adventure, courage, and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8: Shares themes of adventure, courage, and friendship and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Whipping Boygrades 3–7: Shares themes of adventure, courage, and friendship and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Belly Upgrades 3–5: Is by Stuart Gibbs, the same author, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Last Musketeer for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of adventure and friendship, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of adventure and overlapping grades (2–8).
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon · grades K–3 — Same genre (Adventure).

Books like The Last Musketeer for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of courage, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon · 510L — Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like The Last Musketeer for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Two Degrees by Alan Gratz · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty · grades 4–7 — Shares themes of courage, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon · 510L — Shares themes of adventure and friendship and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like The Last Musketeer for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (5–9).
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2010s).
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2010s).
Downriver by Will Hobbs · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Adventure).
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Last Musketeer?: The 10 closest matches to The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs on ReadingList include A Royal Conundrum, Stormbreaker, The River, Race for the Ruby Turtle, and The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines. Each is scored on shared themes (adventure, courage, and friendship), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Last Musketeer reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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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