# Books like Invisible Isabel

**10** books similar to *Invisible Isabel* by Sally J. Pla (Realistic Fiction · 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:** empathy, identity, family, school
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/invisible-isabel
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All](https://readinglist.school/book/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all) by Chanel Miller _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Harriet the Spy](https://readinglist.school/book/harriet-the-spy) by Louise Fitzhugh _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity and school, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of identity and family, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Boy at the Back of the Class](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class) by Onjali Q. Raúf _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of empathy, both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of school, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fire-the-water-and-maudie-mcginn) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Sally J. Pla, the same author, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Legendarios: Wrath of the Rain God](https://readinglist.school/book/legendarios-wrath-of-the-rain-god) by Karla Arenas Valenti _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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