Books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

If you liked Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy, read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Sun is Also a Star, or Twilight — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks (Graphic Novel · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of graphic novels, romance, and lgbti. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrengrades 9–12
Shares themes of graphic novels, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Sun is Also a Stargrades 9–12
Shares themes of romance, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Twilightgrades 9–12
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check & Mategrades 9–12
Shares themes of romance and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullardgrades 9–12
Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Dramagrades 5–9
Same genre (Graphic Novel) and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
Eat Your Heart Outgrades 9–12
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
I Must Betray Yougrades 9–12
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Loregrades 9–12
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Promise Boysgrades 3–10
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Bone by Jeff Smith · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Mr. Fox's Game of "No!" by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Norman Didn't Do It! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Crush by Svetlana Chmakova · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Sidekicks by Dan Santat · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and the same era (2020s).
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Crush by Svetlana Chmakova · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Sidekicks by Dan Santat · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Graphic Novel).
  • Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and the same era (2020s).
  • Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of graphic novels and same genre (Graphic Novel).

Books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
  • The Killer's Cousin by Nancy Werlin · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
  • The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
  • Uglies by Scott Westerfeld · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Graphic Novel) and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy?
The 10 closest matches to Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks on ReadingList include Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, The Sun is Also a Star, Twilight, Check & Mate, and Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard. Each is scored on shared themes (graphic novels, romance, and lgbti), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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