# Books like Animal Farm

**10** books similar to *Animal Farm* by George Orwell (Allegorical Fiction · 1170L · grades 7–10), 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:** revolution and power, propaganda, language and thought, class and labor, corruption
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## Similar books

- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_ — 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).
- [Macbeth](https://readinglist.school/book/macbeth) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of corruption, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+4 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of language and thought, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Call of the Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/the-call-of-the-wild) by Jack London _(1120L · Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1120L vs 1170L).
- [The Diary of a Young Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-young-girl) by Anne Frank _(1080L · Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, a close reading level (1080L vs 1170L), and the same era (1940s).
- [An Inspector Calls](https://readinglist.school/book/an-inspector-calls) by J. B. Priestley _(Grades 9–10)_ — Both on the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (9–10), and the same era (1940s).
- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1300L vs 1170L).
- [The Pearl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pearl) by John Steinbeck _(1010L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, a close reading level (1010L vs 1170L), and the same era (1940s).
- [A Separate Peace](https://readinglist.school/book/a-separate-peace) by John Knowles _(1110L · Grades 9–11)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (1110L vs 1170L).
- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list and overlapping grades (8–11).

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