There has been a big increase in the demand for read-alikes for The Hunger Games due to the hit feature films. We have added some titles, and broken down the list into books to recommend for younger fans, and books for older fans.
Grades 5-8 (tweens)
- Arntson, Steven. The Wikkeltag.
- Bawden, Nina. Off the Road.
- Collins, Suzanne. Gregor the Overlander (series).
- DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember (series).
- Eekhout, Gref van. The Boy at the End of the World.
- Flanagan, John. Ranger’s Apprentice (series).
- Flanagan, John. The Outcast.
- Fox, Helen. Eager.
- Goodman, Allegra. The Other Side of the Island.
- Gray, Eva. Tomorrow Girls (series).
- Haddix, Margaret P. Among the Hidden (Shadow Children series).
- Hall, Teri. The Line.
- Lowry, Lois. The Giver (series).
- MacHale, D.J. Pendragon (series).
- McMann, Lisa. The Unwanteds.
- Mull, Brandon. Beyonders (series).
- Nix, Garth. Seventh Tower (series).
- O’Brien, Robert C. Z for Zachariah.
- Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet (and sequels).
- Pratchett, Terry. Only You Can Save Mankind.
- Reeve, Philip. Fever Crumb.
- Sedgwick, Marcus. Floodland.
- Sleator, William. Interstellar Pig.
- Stahler, David. Truesight.
Grades 8-12 (teens)
- Adlington, L.J. The Diary of Pelly D.
- Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker.
- Bertagna, Julie. Exodus.
- Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Destiny of Linus Hoppe.
- Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Game.
- Cashore, Kristin. Graceling.
- Cave, Patrick. Sharp North.
- Colfer, Eoin. The Supernaturalist.
- Dashner, James. The Maze Runner.
- Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother.
- Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion.
- Fisher, Catherine. Incarceron.
- Grant, Michael. Gone.
- Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky.
- Kostick, Conor. Epic.
- Lore, Pittacus. I am Number Four.
- Malley, Gemma. The Declaration.
- McNaughton, Janet. The Secret Under My Skin.
- Ness, Patrick. The Knife of Never Letting Go.
- Nix, Garth. Shade’s Children.
- Philbrick, W. R. The Last Book in the Universe.
- Reeve, Philip. Mortal Engines.
- Roth, Veronica. Divergent.
- Ryan, Carrie. The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
- Shusterman, Neal. Unwind.
- Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent.
- Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies.
- Young, Moira. Blood Red Road.
Also see the previous Hunger Games read-alike page from November 2011.
From Linda Perkins and Penny Peck