Books like…

Books Like Messenger

by Lois Lowry · about this book

Loved Messenger by Lois Lowry? If its middle grade, dystopian and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with A Wrinkle in Time, The Hunger Games and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Messenger: Middle Grade · Dystopian · Series · Science Fiction · Young Adult

1. 

   A Wrinkle in Time

   Madeleine L'Engle

   Middle Grade · Science Fiction · Belonging · Freedom vs Control · Hopeful

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   The Hunger Games

   Suzanne Collins

   Dystopian · Propaganda · Freedom vs Control · Young Adult · Forest

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3. 

   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

   J.K. Rowling

   Propaganda · Young Adult · Freedom vs Control · Middle Grade · Mentor Relationship

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4. 

   Skyward

   Brandon Sanderson

   Propaganda · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Mentor Relationship · Survival Story

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5. 

   La Belle Sauvage

   Philip Pullman

   Freedom vs Control · Survival Story · Coming of Age · Middle Grade · Quest Narrative

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6. 

   The Girl Who Drank the Moon

   Kelly Barnhill

   Middle Grade · Propaganda · Freedom vs Control · Coming of Age · Forest

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7. 

   The High King

   Lloyd Alexander

   Middle Grade · Coming of Age · Mentor Relationship · Quest Narrative · Found Family

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8. 

   The Knife of Never Letting Go

   Patrick Ness

   Dystopian · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Survival Story · Coming of Age

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9. 

   Thunderhead

   Neal Shusterman

   Dystopian · Young Adult · Freedom vs Control · Science Fiction · Mentor Relationship

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10. 

    The Finisher

    David Baldacci

    Dystopian · Propaganda · Young Adult · Forest · Survival Story

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11. 

    The Loop

    Ben Oliver

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Survival Story · Freedom vs Control

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12. 

    Forge

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    Middle Grade · Survival Story · Coming of Age · Freedom vs Control · Series

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13. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

    Middle Grade · Science Fiction · Belonging · Survival Story · Hopeful

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14. 

    The 100

    Kass Morgan

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Forest · Survival Story

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15. 

    Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Series

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16. 

    Soulbinder

    Sebastien de Castell

    Coming of Age · Young Adult · Mentor Relationship · Quest Narrative · Found Family

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17. 

    This Inevitable Ruin

    Matt Dinniman

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Propaganda · Survival Story · Found Family

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18. 

    Pathfinder

    Orson Scott Card

    Young Adult · Science Fiction · Mentor Relationship · Quest Narrative · Series

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19. 

    The Fellowship of the Ring

    J. R. R. Tolkien

    Forest · Mentor Relationship · Hopeful · Found Family · Series

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20. 

    Munmun

    Jesse Andrews

    Young Adult · Survival Story · Coming of Age · Dystopian · Teen Protagonist

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