What books are similar to Blended?

The 10 closest matches to Blended by Sharon M. Draper on ReadingList include Out of My Mind, Wonder, Maniac Magee, Ghost Boys, and Front Desk. Each is scored on shared themes (family, race, and identity), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Blended reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–7), 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 Blended

If you liked Blended, read Out of My Mind, Wonder, or Maniac Magee — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Blended by Sharon M. Draper (Middle Grade Fiction · 610L · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, race, and identity. 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Out of My Mind700L: Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+3 more shared lists), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Wonder790L: Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+3 more shared lists), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Maniac Magee820L: Shares themes of family and race, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Ghost Boys360L: Shares themes of family, race, and identity, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and a close reading level (360L vs 610L). Amazon →
Front Desk640L: Shares themes of family and race, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and a close reading level (640L vs 610L). Amazon →
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L: Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 610L). Amazon →
One Crazy Summer750L: Shares themes of family and race, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (750L vs 610L). Amazon →
The Crossover750L: Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (750L vs 610L). Amazon →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L: Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (610L vs 610L). Amazon →

Books like Blended for younger readers (K–2)

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

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths · 560L — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 610L).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis · 590L — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (590L vs 610L).
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows · 580L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (580L vs 610L).

Books like Blended for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · 580L — Shares themes of family, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (580L vs 610L).
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown · 740L — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis · 950L — Shares themes of family, race, and identity, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner · 550L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Shares themes of family and music and a close reading level (680L vs 610L).

Books like Blended for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · 580L — Shares themes of family, both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (580L vs 610L).
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown · 740L — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis · 950L — Shares themes of family, race, and identity, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Shares themes of family and music and a close reading level (680L vs 610L).
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon · 510L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).

Books like Blended for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Shares themes of family and race, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (590L vs 610L).
The Color Purple by Alice Walker · 670L — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (670L vs 610L).
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton · 750L — Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (750L vs 610L).
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and a close reading level (720L vs 610L).
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo · 800L — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (800L vs 610L).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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