Read-alikes and related books

Books like Raiders Night

Across Sexual Abuse, Peer Pressure, Football, and Values & Virtues — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte.

Sexual Abuse Peer Pressure Football Values & Virtues Social Issues Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Sports & Recreation Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Raiders Night

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Raiders Night.

Swagger

Carl Deuker

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Peer Pressure • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Tough to Tackle

Matt Christopher

Themes: Peer Pressure • Football • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Rivals A Game Changer Companion Novel

Tommy Greenwald

Themes: Peer Pressure • Football • Values & Virtues

End Zone Thunder

Scott Ciencin

Themes: Football • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Force Out

Tim Green

Themes: Football • Values & Virtues • Social Issues

The Real Lucky Charm

Charisse K. Richardson

Themes: Values & Virtues • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

T Is for AnTONIa

Dannah Gresh

Themes: Football • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Game Changer

Kirk Cousins

Themes: Peer Pressure • Football • Values & Virtues

What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Peer Pressure • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#10

The Cool Bean

Jory John

Themes: Peer Pressure • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#11

Charlie Chameleon’s First Day at School: I Hope Everyone Likes Me!

Frederick J. Zorn

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#12

One Night

Margaret Wild

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#13

Let’s Talk about Body Boundaries, Consent and Respect Teach Children about Body Ownership, Respect, Feelings, Choices and Recognizing Bullying Behaviors

Jayneen Sanders

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#14

My Secret Bully

Trudy Ludwig

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#15

Those Shoes

Maribeth Boelts

Themes: Peer Pressure • Values & Virtues • Social Issues

#16

We Accept No

Lydia Bowers

Themes: Sexual Abuse • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#17

A Dog on Barkham Street

Mary Stolz

Themes: Peer Pressure • Values & Virtues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#18

What Happened to Lani Garver

Carol Plum-Ucci

Themes: Peer Pressure • Values & Virtues • Social Issues

#19

The Lonely Little Star “Mom’s Choice Awards Recipient” Our Differences May Help Us Discover Our Destiny

Cathy Summar Flynn

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#20

Sisters of Misery

Megan Kelley Hall

Themes: Peer Pressure • Values & Virtues • Social Issues

#21

Uniquely You

Joyce Meyer

Themes: Values & Virtues • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#22

The Oak Inside the Acorn

Max Lucado

Themes: Values & Virtues • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#23

Impulse

Ellen Hopkins

Themes: Values & Virtues • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#24

The Winner’s Walk

Nancy Ruth Patterson

Themes: Values & Virtues • Social Issues • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Raiders Night by Robert Lipsyte. Connected by Sexual Abuse, Peer Pressure, Football. Authors featured include Carl Deuker, Matt Christopher, Tommy Greenwald, Scott Ciencin, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.