# Books like Finding Normal

**10** books similar to *Finding Normal* by Stephanie Faris (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–5), 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

- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The One and Only Family](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-family) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [A Duet for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/a-duet-for-home) by Karina Yan Glaser _(Grades 4–5)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Boy 2.0](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-2-0) by Tracey Baptiste _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Countdown to Yesterday](https://readinglist.school/book/countdown-to-yesterday) by Shirley Marr _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Grounded](https://readinglist.school/book/grounded-airport) by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
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- [J vs. K](https://readinglist.school/book/j-vs-k) by Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft _(Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Jawbreaker](https://readinglist.school/book/jawbreaker) by Christina Wyman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s).

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