Books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend

If you liked Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend, read The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale, Divergent, or Faking Normal — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal (Nonfiction · grades 9–12)? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend

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The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Talegrades 11–12
Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Divergentgrades 8–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Faking Normalgrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Good Girl's Guide to Murdergrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
I am the Weapongrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
I Hunt Killersgrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Legendgrades 6–9
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Murder Among Friendsgrades 9–12
Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Paul, Big, and Smallgrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Red Queengrades 9–12
Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend for younger readers (K–2)

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

Books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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Books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Room by Emma Donoghue · grades 9–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson · grades 7–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman · grades 7–10 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Maze Runner by James Dashner · grades 7–12 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend?
The 10 closest matches to Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal on ReadingList include The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale, Divergent, Faking Normal, Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and I am the Weapon. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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