# Books like Bless Me, Ultima

**10** books similar to *Bless Me, Ultima* by Rudolfo Anaya (Literary Fiction · 840L · grades 9–12), 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:** coming of age, good versus evil, religious and spiritual identity, Chicano cultural heritage, folk healing tradition
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## Similar books

- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (840L vs 840L).
- [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/to-kill-a-mockingbird) by Harper Lee _(870L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 840L).
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (920L vs 840L).
- [The Kite Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-kite-runner) by Khaled Hosseini _(840L · Grades 10–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (840L vs 840L).
- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (830L vs 840L).
- [Slaughterhouse-Five](https://readinglist.school/book/slaughterhouse-five) by Kurt Vonnegut _(850L · Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (850L vs 840L).
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (850L vs 840L).
- [Beloved](https://readinglist.school/book/beloved) by Toni Morrison _(870L · Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (870L vs 840L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (800L vs 840L).
- [The Catcher in the Rye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-catcher-in-the-rye) by J.D. Salinger _(790L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (790L vs 840L).

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