# Books like Blended

**10** books similar to *Blended* by Sharon M. Draper (Middle Grade Fiction · 610L · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, 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:** family, race, identity, music
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## Similar books

- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 610L).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and race, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 610L).
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, race, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Stone Fox](https://readinglist.school/book/stone-fox) by John Reynolds Gardiner _(550L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (550L vs 610L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 610L).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (510L vs 610L).
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and race and a close reading level (750L vs 610L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (750L vs 610L).
- [Ramona the Pest](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-pest) by Beverly Cleary _(750L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 610L).
- [Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-of-a-fourth-grade-nothing) by Judy Blume _(470L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (470L vs 610L).

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