# Books like Fathers and Sons

**10** books similar to *Fathers and Sons* by Ivan Turgenev (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–10), 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

- [Dairy Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/dairy-queen) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2000s).
- [Master Harold...and the Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/master-harold-and-the-boys) by Athol Fugard _(Grades 9–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–10).
- [My Sister's Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/my-sisters-keeper) by Jodi Picoult _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Perfect Chemistry](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect-chemistry) by Simone Elkeles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Stargirl](https://readinglist.school/book/stargirl) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–9)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Metamorphosis](https://readinglist.school/book/the-metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka _(Grades 9–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–10).
- [The Second Summer of the Sisterhood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-second-summer-of-the-sisterhood) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 7–10)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2000s).
- [Touching Spirit Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/touching-spirit-bear) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 6–9)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).

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