# Books like In the Beautiful Country

**10** books similar to *In the Beautiful Country* by Jane Kuo (Verse Novel · grades 3–6), 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:** immigration, family, resilience
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## Similar books

- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Other Words for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/other-words-for-home) by Jasmine Warga _(930L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of immigration and family, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tenth-mistake-of-hank-hooperman) by Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of family and resilience, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and resilience, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [A Work in Progress](https://readinglist.school/book/a-work-in-progress) by Jarrett Lerner _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of resilience, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Booked](https://readinglist.school/book/booked) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Something Like Home](https://readinglist.school/book/something-like-home) by Andrea Beatriz Arango _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Dadaji's Paintbrush](https://readinglist.school/book/dadajis-paintbrush) by Rashmi Sirdeshpande _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (K–3).

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