# Books like Kareem Between

**10** books similar to *Kareem Between* by Shifa Saltagi Safadi, 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.

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## Similar books

- [A First Time for Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/a-first-time-for-everything) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/king-and-the-dragonflies) by Kacen Callender _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Brown Girl Dreaming](https://readinglist.school/book/brown-girl-dreaming) by Jacqueline Woodson _(990L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Goblin Secrets](https://readinglist.school/book/goblin-secrets) by William Alexander _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/mockingbird-erskine) by Kathryn Erskine _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Penderwicks](https://readinglist.school/book/the-penderwicks) by Jeanne Birdsall _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Thing About Luck](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thing-about-luck) by Cynthia Kadohata _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8)_ — Overlapping grades (2–8) and the same era (2020s).
- [A Bird Will Soar](https://readinglist.school/book/a-bird-will-soar) by Alison Green Myers _(Grades 4–7)_ — Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2020s).

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