# Books like Crime and Punishment

**10** books similar to *Crime and Punishment* by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Realistic Fiction · grades 11–12), 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

- [As I Lay Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/as-i-lay-dying) by William Faulkner _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Everything, Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-everything) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Patron Saints of Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/patron-saints-of-nothing) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Sweat](https://readinglist.school/book/sweat) by Lynn Nottage _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Adventures of Augie March](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-augie-march) by Saul Bellow _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Namesake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-namesake) by Jhumpa Lahiri _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Overstory](https://readinglist.school/book/the-overstory) by Richard Powers _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Sun is Also a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sun-is-also-a-star) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Those Who Wish Me Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/those-who-wish-me-dead) by Michael Koryta _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).

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