Books like Hearts Unbroken

Looking for books like Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Young Adult · grades 9–12)? 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.

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10 books similar to Hearts Unbroken

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Why each is a match

House of Purple Cedargrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
If I Ever Get Out of Heregrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
Surviving the Citygrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
Applegrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Rez Ballgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)grades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Warrior Girl Unearthedgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult) and overlapping grades (9–12).
1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).

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