# Books like A Wrinkle in Time

**10** books similar to *A Wrinkle in Time* by Madeleine L'Engle (Children's Science Fiction · 740L · grades 5–7), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** good vs evil, scientific imagination, individuality, family love, conformity
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## Similar books

- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and a close reading level (750L vs 740L).
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and a close reading level (760L vs 740L).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and a close reading level (770L vs 740L).
- [The Tale of Despereaux](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo _(670L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and a close reading level (670L vs 740L).
- [From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler](https://readinglist.school/book/from-the-mixed-up-files-of-mrs-basil-e-frankweiler) by E.L. Konigsburg _(700L · Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), a close reading level (700L vs 740L), and the same era (1960s).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and a close reading level (660L vs 740L).
- [Stargirl](https://readinglist.school/book/stargirl) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of individuality and conformity and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (740L vs 740L).
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (740L vs 740L).
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (750L vs 740L).

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