Books like Butterfly Yellow
Looking for books like Butterfly Yellow by Thanhhà Lại? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 Butterfly Yellow
1919 The Year That Changed AmericaMartin W. Sandler
A Few Red DropsClaire Hartfield
AlliesAlan Gratz- Almost AstronautsTanya Lee Stone
- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- Black PotatoesSusan Campbell Bartoletti
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponSteve Sheinkin · 920L
Bone GapLaura Ruby
Challenger DeepNeal Shusterman
Copper SunSharon Draper
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Why each is a match
- 1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- Alliesgrades 5–9
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
- Almost Astronautsgrades 5–9
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
- An American Plaguegrades 6–10
- Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (2010s).
- Black Potatoesgrades 6–10
- Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (2010s).
- Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon920L
- Overlapping grades (6–9) and the same era (2010s).
- Bone Gapgrades 9–12
- Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).
- Challenger Deepgrades 9–12
- Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).
- Copper Sungrades 9–12
- Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).