# Books like Front Desk

**10** books similar to *Front Desk* by Kelly Yang (Realistic Fiction · 640L · grades 3–7), 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.

**Themes:** immigration, family, race, resilience
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/front-desk
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## Similar books

- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and resilience, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (580L vs 640L).
- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Boy at the Back of the Class](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) by Onjali Q. Raúf _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of immigration, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and race, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+2 more shared lists), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Pie in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/pie-in-the-sky) by Remy Lai _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of immigration, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and race, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and a close reading level (610L vs 640L).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of resilience, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (550L vs 640L).
- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and a close reading level (800L vs 640L).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and race, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+3 more shared lists), and a close reading level (820L vs 640L).
- [The One and Only Ivan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ivan) by Katherine Applegate _(570L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), a close reading level (570L vs 640L), and the same era (2010s).

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