Books like Good Different
Looking for books like Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt (Verse Novel · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of neurodiversity, identity, and acceptance. 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 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Good Different
A Work in ProgressJarrett Lerner
Louder Than HungerJohn Schu
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams
Something Like HomeAndrea Beatriz Arango
Other Words for HomeJasmine Warga · 930L
The CrossoverKwame Alexander · 750L
A Royal ConundrumLisa Yee
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
Confessions of a Class ClownArianne Costner
Control FreaksJ.E. Thomas
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Why each is a match
- A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Louder Than Hungergrades 7–12
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- Mid-Airgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Something Like Homegrades 6–8
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Other Words for Home930L
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- The Crossover750L
- Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Boy 2.0grades 4–8
- Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
- Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Control Freaksgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (6–8).