What books are similar to Crazy?

The 10 closest matches to Crazy by Han Nolan on ReadingList include A Hat Full of Sky, City of Bones, Fat Kid Rules The World, Four, and Magisterium: The Iron Trial. 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 Crazy 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.

Books like Crazy

If you liked Crazy, read A Hat Full of Sky, City of Bones, or Fat Kid Rules The World — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Crazy by Han Nolan (Children's · 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.

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A Hat Full of Skygrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
City of Bonesgrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Fat Kid Rules The Worldgrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Fourgrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Magisterium: The Iron Trialgrades 6–9: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer (Book 1)grades 6–9: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
New Moongrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Red Queengrades 9–12: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The 5th Wavegrades 6–9: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamasgrades 6–9: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Crazy for younger readers (K–2)

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

A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (2010s).
A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (2010s).
A Green Place to be by Ashley Benham Yazdani · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (2010s).
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (2010s).
At Night by Jonathan Bean · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (2010s).

Books like Crazy for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by Ian Fleming · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Crazy for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by Ian Fleming · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floor by Raymond Abrashkin · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Crazy for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan · grades 6–9 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9).
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan · grades 6–9 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9).
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Crazy?: The 10 closest matches to Crazy by Han Nolan on ReadingList include A Hat Full of Sky, City of Bones, Fat Kid Rules The World, Four, and Magisterium: The Iron Trial. 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 Crazy 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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