Books like Ghost Boys

Looking for books like Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Realistic Fiction · 360L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of race, justice, and family. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Ghost Boys

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Why each is a match

Blended610L
Shares themes of race, family, and identity and a close reading level (610L vs 360L).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of race and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Walk Two Moons770L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
Bud, Not Buddy950L
Shares themes of race, family, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Parker Inheritance610L
Shares themes of race and justice and a close reading level (610L vs 360L).
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
Ghost730L
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
One Crazy Summer750L
Shares themes of race and family and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Crossover750L
Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (5–8).
Save Me a Seat780L
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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