Books like Two Degrees

Looking for books like Two Degrees by Alan Gratz (Adventure · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of climate, survival, and courage. 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Two Degrees

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Why each is a match

The Rivergrades 5–8
Shares themes of survival and courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
Iceberggrades 3–7
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (3–7).
Sky's Endgrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (7–12).
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Hatchet1020L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (2–5).
Old Yellergrades 5–8
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
Stormbreakergrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Call of the Wild1120L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (6–10).

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