Books like Every Soul a Star

If you liked Every Soul a Star, read Keeper of the Lost Cities, The Indian in the Cupboard, or Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (Fantasy · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of solar eclipses, coming of age, and friendship. 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Every Soul a Star

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Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Fantasy). Amazon → books like this →
The Indian in the Cupboardgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Fantasy). Amazon → books like this →
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotismgrades 3–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Powerlessgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
12 Againgrades 6–8
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Mango-Shaped Spacegrades 5–8
Is by Wendy Mass, the same author, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Heart of a Championgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and friendship, fiction and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatchergrades 4–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The 13th Floor: A Ghost Storygrades 4–6
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Every Soul a Star for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Shares themes of coming of age and friendship.
  • Eyes of the Dragon by Margaret Leaf · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Fantasy).
  • Gibberish by Young Vo · grades K–3 — Shares themes of friendship and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
  • How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head by Bill Peet · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Fantasy).
  • Knight Owl by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of friendship and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.

Books like Every Soul a Star for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • The Candymakers by Wendy Mass · grades 3–5 — Is by Wendy Mass, the same author and shares themes of friendship.
  • Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo · 610L — Shares themes of friendship and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
  • My Friend the Vampire by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of friendship and friendship, fiction.
  • The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship and friendship, fiction and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Every Soul a Star for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie · 600L — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
  • The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship and friendship, fiction and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Lifters by Dave Eggers · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).

Books like Every Soul a Star for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Sold by Patricia McCormick · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
  • Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of friendship and friendship, fiction.
  • The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie · 600L — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
  • The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky · 720L — Shares themes of coming of age and friendship.

Common questions

What books are similar to Every Soul a Star?
The 10 closest matches to Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass on ReadingList include Keeper of the Lost Cities, The Indian in the Cupboard, Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism, Powerless, and 12 Again. Each is scored on shared themes (solar eclipses, coming of age, and friendship), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Every Soul a Star reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), 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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