# Books like Great Expectations

**10** books similar to *Great Expectations* by Charles Dickens (Classic Fiction · 1150L · grades 9–12), 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:** ambition, social class, coming of age, class, loyalty
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## Similar books

- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of ambition and coming of age, same genre (Classic Fiction), and a close reading level (1300L vs 1150L).
- [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://readinglist.school/book/a-streetcar-named-desire) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of social class and class, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Tale of Two Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-of-two-cities) by Charles Dickens _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of class, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and a close reading level (1170L vs 1150L).
- [The Odyssey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-odyssey) by Homer _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of loyalty and a close reading level (1130L vs 1150L).
- [The Diary of a Young Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-diary-of-a-young-girl) by Anne Frank _(1080L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (1080L vs 1150L).
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and a close reading level (920L vs 1150L).
- [Jane Eyre](https://readinglist.school/book/jane-eyre) by Charlotte Brontë _(890L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of class, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/to-kill-a-mockingbird) by Harper Lee _(870L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–11).
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of loyalty, both on the AP English Literature & Composition list, and overlapping grades (9–12).

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