What books are similar to Eva?

The 10 closest matches to Eva by Peter Dickinson on ReadingList include A Hat Full of Sky, City of Bones, Crazy, Fat Kid Rules The World, and Five Feet Apart. 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 Eva 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 Eva

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

Looking for books like Eva by Peter Dickinson (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 →
Crazygrades 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 →
Five Feet Apartgrades 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 →
Hope Was Heregrades 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 →
Mary, Bloody Marygrades 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 Eva for younger readers (K–2)

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

A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (1980s).
A Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (1980s).
Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (1980s).
Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Edition by Thacher Hurd · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (1980s).
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak · grades K–5 — Same genre (Children's) and the same era (1980s).

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

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

Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood by Ellen Conford · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (1980s).
Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub by Jamie Gilson · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (1980s).
A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).
A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).
Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).

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

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

Hail, Hail, Camp Timberwood by Ellen Conford · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (1980s).
Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub by Jamie Gilson · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (1980s).
A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).
A Mouse Called Wolf by Dick King-Smith · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).
Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace · grades 4–6 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list and same genre (Children's).

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

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

Nasty, Stinky Sneakers by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale · grades 6–9 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard · 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 Eva?: The 10 closest matches to Eva by Peter Dickinson on ReadingList include A Hat Full of Sky, City of Bones, Crazy, Fat Kid Rules The World, and Five Feet Apart. 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 Eva 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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