What books are similar to Twilight?

The 10 closest matches to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, New Moon, Check & Mate, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and Five Survive. Each is scored on shared themes (series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller), 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 Twilight 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.

Books like Twilight

If you liked Twilight, read The Inheritance Games, New Moon, or Check & Mate — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes — shares new york times bestseller

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Looking for books like Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Graphic Novel · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller. 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.

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The Inheritance Gamesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
New Moongrades 9–12: Is by Stephenie Meyer, the same author and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check & Mategrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrengrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Five Survivegrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Impulsegrades 9–12: Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Roomgrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12: Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boygrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Loregrades 9–12: Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Twilight for younger readers (K–2)

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

Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton · grades K–3 — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).
The Great Fuzz Frenzy by Janet Stevens · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2000s).
So You Want to be President by Judith George · grades K–3 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2000s).

Books like Twilight for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson · grades 5–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Sisters by Raina Telgemeier · grades 4–6 — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Twilight for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson · grades 5–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Graphic Novel).
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of new york times bestseller and both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list.

Books like Twilight for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · 850L — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (9–12).
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys · grades 9–12 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Twilight?: The 10 closest matches to Twilight by Stephenie Meyer on ReadingList include The Inheritance Games, New Moon, Check & Mate, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, and Five Survive. Each is scored on shared themes (series:luz_e_escuridão, series:twilight, and new york times bestseller), 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 Twilight 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.

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