What books are similar to It's All or Nothing, Vale?

The 10 closest matches to It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango on ReadingList include How to Talk to Your Succulent, Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II, Something Like Home, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, and The Mystery of Locked Rooms. 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale

If you liked It's All or Nothing, Vale, read How to Talk to Your Succulent 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango (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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How to Talk to Your Succulentgrades 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 →
Something Like Homegrades 6–8: Is by Andrea Beatriz Arango, the same author 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 →

Books like It's All or Nothing, Vale 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
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).

Books like It's All or Nothing, Vale 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale?: The 10 closest matches to It's All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango on ReadingList include How to Talk to Your Succulent, Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II, Something Like Home, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, and The Mystery of Locked Rooms. 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 It's All or Nothing, Vale 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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