What books are similar to All the Money in the World?

The 10 closest matches to All the Money in the World by Bill Brittain on ReadingList include Chomp, The Pinballs, All About Sam, Attaboy, Sam!, and Big Ben. Each is scored on shared themes (motion pictures, leprechauns, and television), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like All the Money in the World reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like All the Money in the World

If you liked All the Money in the World, read Chomp, The Pinballs, or All About Sam — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like All the Money in the World by Bill Brittain (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of motion pictures, leprechauns, and television. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Chompgrades 6–8: Shares themes of television, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Pinballsgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
All About Samgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Attaboy, Sam!grades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Big Bengrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
City Spiesgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Do Bananas Chew Gum?grades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Eight Keysgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Flying Sologrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Four Eyesgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like All the Money in the World for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Amos & Boris by William Steig · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
Big Bad Bruce by Bill Peet · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth by Lucy Bate · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).

Books like All the Money in the World for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like All the Money in the World for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like All the Money in the World for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
I'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
The Late Great Me by Sandra Scoppettone · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1970s).
A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to All the Money in the World?: The 10 closest matches to All the Money in the World by Bill Brittain on ReadingList include Chomp, The Pinballs, All About Sam, Attaboy, Sam!, and Big Ben. Each is scored on shared themes (motion pictures, leprechauns, and television), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like All the Money in the World reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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