Books like Five Feet Apart

If you liked Five Feet Apart, 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 Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (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.

10 books similar to Five Feet Apart

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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 →
Evagrades 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 →
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 Five Feet Apart for younger readers (K–2)

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

Books like Five Feet Apart for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery and Howliday Inn EBOOK by Deborah Howe · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregor · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • 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).

Books like Five Feet Apart for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery and Howliday Inn EBOOK by Deborah Howe · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars by Ellen MacGregor · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2020s).
  • 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).

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