Books like Marcelo in the Real World

Looking for books like Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Marcelo in the Real World

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1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
Almost Astronautsgrades 5–9
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
An American Plaguegrades 6–10
Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (2010s).
Anger Is a Giftgrades 9–12
Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).
Black Potatoesgrades 6–10
Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (2010s).
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon920L
Overlapping grades (6–9) and the same era (2010s).
Bone Gapgrades 9–12
Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).
Butterfly Yellowgrades 9–12
Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (2010s).

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