Books like Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Looking for books like Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman (Graphic Novel / Memoir · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of Holocaust, intergenerational trauma, and memory and history. 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.

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 Maus: A Survivor's Tale

Why each is a match

Night590L
Shares themes of Holocaust and survival and overlapping grades (9–12).
Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of Holocaust and survival and overlapping grades (8–12).
Life of Pi830L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (9–12).
Refugee800L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Book Thief730L
Shares themes of Holocaust and overlapping grades (8–11).
The Call of the Wild1120L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (6–10).
The Diary of a Young Girl1080L
Shares themes of Holocaust and overlapping grades (7–10).
The Hunger Games810L
Shares themes of survival and overlapping grades (6–9).
Beloved870L
Overlapping grades (11–12) and the same era (1980s).
Ender's Game780L
Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (1980s).

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