Books like Animal Farm

If you liked Animal Farm, read 1984, Macbeth, or Pygmalion — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Animal Farm by George Orwell (Allegorical Fiction · 1170L · grades 7–10)? It’s most often read for its themes of revolution and power, propaganda, and language and thought. 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 7–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Animal Farm

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19841090L
Is by George Orwell, the same author, shares themes of propaganda and language and thought, and both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list). Amazon → books like this →
Macbethgrades 9–12
Shares themes of corruption, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Pygmaliongrades 9–12
Shares themes of language and thought, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Tale of Two Cities1170L
Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (1170L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
Frankenstein1170L
Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (1170L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
Great Expectations1150L
Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list and a close reading level (1150L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
The Odyssey1130L
Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1130L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
The Call of the Wild1120L
Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1120L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
A Separate Peace1110L
Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1110L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →
Pride and Prejudice1100L
Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (1100L vs 1170L). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Animal Farm?
The 10 closest matches to Animal Farm by George Orwell on ReadingList include 1984, Macbeth, Pygmalion, A Tale of Two Cities, and Frankenstein. Each is scored on shared themes (revolution and power, propaganda, and language and thought), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 7–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Animal Farm reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 7–10), 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 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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