Books Like The Hunger Games
Based on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Dystopian YA with survival challenges, rebellion, and strong female protagonists.
If you loved The Hunger Games, try these:
Divergent
Veronica Roth
Why it's similar: A girl who doesn't fit into any faction threatens the rigid social order of a future Chicago.
487 pages
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
Why it's similar: Teens trapped in a deadly maze must work together to survive and escape.
356 pages
Legend
Marie Lu
Why it's similar: Two teens from opposite sides of a divided society uncover a government conspiracy.
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard
Why it's similar: A common girl discovers she has powers that threaten the ruling elite in a divided kingdom.
359 pages
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Why it's similar: A boy in a seemingly perfect society discovers the dark truth behind their controlled existence.
200 pages
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Why it's similar: A gifted child is trained in brutal war games to save humanity from alien invasion.
330 pages
Battle Royale
Koushun Takami
Why it's similar: The original kids-forced-to-fight story — classmates must kill each other on a remote island.
The Selection
Kiera Cass
Why it's similar: A girl enters a competition for the prince's hand in a caste-divided future society.
328 pages
Matched
Ally Condie
Why it's similar: In a society that controls everything, a girl begins to question her assigned life partner.
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