# Books like Copper Sun

**10** books similar to *Copper Sun* by Sharon Draper, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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.

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## Similar books

- [A Few Red Drops](https://readinglist.school/book/a-few-red-drops) by Claire Hartfield _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [March Book Three](https://readinglist.school/book/march-book-three) by John Lewis _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Piecing Me Together](https://readinglist.school/book/piecing-me-together) by Renée Watson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) by Julius Lester _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Nigeria Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/nigeria-jones) by Ibi Zoboi _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .](https://readinglist.school/book/twenty-four-seconds-from-now) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [1919 The Year That Changed America](https://readinglist.school/book/1919-the-year-that-changed-america) by Martin W. Sandler _(Grades 7–12)_ — Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Boy Called Christmas](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-christmas) by Matt Haig _(Grades 3–10)_ — Overlapping grades (3–10) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Corner of White](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-white) by Jaclyn Moriarty _(Grades 5–12)_ — Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)](https://readinglist.school/book/a-light-in-the-dark) by A. K. Duboff _(Grades 5–12)_ — Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).

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