Books like Three Dark Crowns
If you liked Three Dark Crowns, read Crazy, Four, or New Moon — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Closest match: Crazy by Han Nolan
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Looking for books like Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (Children's · grades 9–12)? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Three Dark Crowns
CrazyHan Nolan
FourVeronica Roth
New MoonStephenie Meyer
Red QueenVictoria Aveyard
This Is What Happy Looks LikeJennifer E. Smith
We Set the Dark on FireTehlor Kay Mejia
Who Killed My Daughter?Lois Duncan
A Hat Full of SkyTerry Pratchett
City of BonesCassandra Clare
EvaPeter Dickinson
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- Crazygrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Fourgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- New Moongrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Red Queengrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- This Is What Happy Looks Likegrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- We Set the Dark on Firegrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Who Killed My Daughter?grades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- A Hat Full of Skygrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- City of Bonesgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Evagrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Books like Three Dark Crowns for elementary readers (grades 3–5)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.
- Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by Ian Fleming · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- John F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard Tregaskis · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Books like Three Dark Crowns for middle school (grades 6–8)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.
- Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by Ian Fleming · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
- John F. Kennedy and PT-109 by Richard Tregaskis · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Common questions
- What books are similar to Three Dark Crowns?
- The 10 closest matches to Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake on ReadingList include Crazy, Four, New Moon, Red Queen, and This Is What Happy Looks Like. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Three Dark Crowns reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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.