Books like Maid for It
If you liked Maid for It, read The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, or Now Is Your Time — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like Maid for It by Jamie Sumner (Juvenile Nonfiction · 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.
10 books similar to Maid for It
The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the PlanetTerry Virts
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick DouglassRussell Freedman
Now Is Your TimeWalter Dean Myers
The Story of MankindHendrik Willem van Loon
WeirdoTony Weaver, Jr.
Wish I Was a BallerAmar Shah
102 Days of Lying About LaurenMaura Jortner
ClementineAnn Hood
Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)Sharee Miller
Eb & FlowKelly J. Baptist
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- The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planetgrades 6–8
- Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglassgrades 3–7
- Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Now Is Your Timegrades 4–8
- Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Story of Mankindgrades 3–7
- Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Weirdogrades 6–8
- Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Wish I Was a Ballergrades 6–8
- Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- 102 Days of Lying About Laurengrades 6–8
- Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Clementinegrades 6–8
- Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)grades 3–8
- Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Eb & Flowgrades 6–8
- Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Books like Maid for It for younger readers (K–2)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.
- Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
Books like Maid for It for elementary readers (grades 3–5)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.
- Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Dear Dad: Growing Up With a Parent in Prison - And How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton · grades 4–5 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 2–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster by Candace Fleming · grades 4–5 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
Common questions
- What books are similar to Maid for It?
- The 10 closest matches to Maid for It by Jamie Sumner on ReadingList include The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, Now Is Your Time, The Story of Mankind, and Weirdo. 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 Maid for It 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.