Books like Conditions of a Heart

If you liked Conditions of a Heart, read Everything We Never Had, Four for the Road, or Never Thought I'd End Up Here — the closest matches in our database, matched on reading level.

Looking for books like Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle (Young Adult Fiction · grades 9–12)? The 10 titles below 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 Conditions of a Heart

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Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Four for the Roadgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Never Thought I'd End Up Heregrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Shut Up, This Is Seriousgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Sky's Endgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Forbidden Bookgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Silence That Binds Usgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
American Born Chinese530L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Artificegrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Bittersweet in the Hollowgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Conditions of a Heart for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • 100 Chapatis by Derek Mascarenhas · grades K–2 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Avocado Magic by Taltal Levi · grades K–2 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Brave Baby Hummingbird by Sy Montgomery · grades K–2 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Daughter of the Light-Footed People by Belen Medina · grades K–2 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Gifts from the Garbage Truck by Andrew Larsen · grades K–2 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Conditions of a Heart for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • A Meerkat Diary by Suzi Eszterhas · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Curveball by Pablo Cartaya · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Finding Normal by Stephanie Faris · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Genius Ears by Lena Anlauf · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Guts for Glory by Jonna Lapati · grades 3–5 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Conditions of a Heart for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • All the Ways to Go by Jessie Janowitz · grades 6–8 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Breaking into Sunlight by John Cochran · grades 6–8 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card · 780L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–10).
  • It Watches in the Dark by Jeff Strand · grades 6–8 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Juniper Mae by Sarah Soh · grades 6–8 — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Conditions of a Heart for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Chaos Theory by Nic Stone · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Come Home Safe by Brian G. Buckmire · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card · 780L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–10).
  • For Lamb by Lesa Cline-Ransome · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Conditions of a Heart?
The 10 closest matches to Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle on ReadingList include Everything We Never Had, Four for the Road, Never Thought I'd End Up Here, Shut Up, This Is Serious, and Sky's End. 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 Conditions of a Heart 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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