What books are similar to How to Talk to Your Succulent?

The 10 closest matches to How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico on ReadingList include It's All or Nothing, Vale, Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, The Mystery of Locked Rooms, and The Trouble with Heroes. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like How to Talk to Your Succulent reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), 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.

Books like How to Talk to Your Succulent

If you liked How to Talk to Your Succulent, read It's All or Nothing, Vale or Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico (Juvenile Fiction · grades 6–8)? 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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It's All or Nothing, Valegrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War IIgrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Curse of Eelgrass Boggrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Mystery of Locked Roomsgrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Trouble with Heroesgrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novelgrades 6–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
102 Days of Lying About Laurengrades 6–8: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Boy at Wargrades 3–6: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like How to Talk to Your Succulent for younger readers (K–2)

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

Ballet Brown by Bellen Woodard · grades K–1 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Barnaby Unboxed! by Terry Fan · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Braided Roots by Pasha Westbrook · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Cabin Head and Tree Head by Scott Campbell · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).

Books like How to Talk to Your Succulent for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Barnaby Unboxed! by Terry Fan · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Braided Roots by Pasha Westbrook · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet by Goldy Moldavsky · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Buffalo Dreamer by Violet Duncan · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).

Books like How to Talk to Your Succulent for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Bones on Black Spruce Mountain by David Budbill · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Caddie Woodlawn's Family by Carol Ryrie Brink · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters by Pat McKissack · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Clementine by Ann Hood · grades 6–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–8).

Books like How to Talk to Your Succulent for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Beasts by Ingvild Bjerkeland · grades 9–12 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol · grades 9–12 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Fiction).
Gone Wolf by Amber McBride · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to How to Talk to Your Succulent?: The 10 closest matches to How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico on ReadingList include It's All or Nothing, Vale, Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, The Mystery of Locked Rooms, and The Trouble with Heroes. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like How to Talk to Your Succulent reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), 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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