# Books like Merci Suárez Changes Gears

**10** books similar to *Merci Suárez Changes Gears* by Meg Medina (Middle Grade Fiction · 700L · grades 4–7), matched on shared themes, 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.

**Themes:** family, social class, identity, aging
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## Similar books

- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (610L vs 700L).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 700L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 700L).
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (730L vs 700L).
- [The Wild Robot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-robot) by Peter Brown _(740L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (740L vs 700L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
- [Ramona the Pest](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-pest) by Beverly Cleary _(750L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (770L vs 700L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 700L).

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