Books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club

If you liked Last Night at the Telegraph Club, read All My Rage, Far From The Tree, or Ash — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

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Looking for books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Last Night at the Telegraph Club

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All My Ragegrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Far From The Treegrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Ashgrades 5–12
Is by Malinda Lo, the same author and overlapping grades (5–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian600L
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon → books like this →
Brownstonegrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Burn Down, Rise Upgrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Firekeeper's Daughtergrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Furiagrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Murder Among Friendsgrades 9–12
Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

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Books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat · grades 4–8 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • Ferris by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • Kareem Between by Shifa Saltagi Safadi · grades 4–7 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold) by Kacen Callender · grades 5–8 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2020s). Amazon →

Books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
  • Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →

Common questions

What books are similar to Last Night at the Telegraph Club?
The 10 closest matches to Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo on ReadingList include All My Rage, Far From The Tree, Ash, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and Brownstone. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Last Night at the Telegraph Club reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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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