# Books like Monster

**10** books similar to *Monster* by Walter Dean Myers (Young Adult Fiction · 670L · grades 8–11), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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:** criminal justice, race and adolescence, identity and reputation, narrative reliability, incarceration
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## Similar books

- [Speak](https://readinglist.school/book/speak) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(690L · Grades 8–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (690L vs 670L).
- [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky _(720L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), a close reading level (720L vs 670L), and the same era (1990s).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (720L vs 670L).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 670L).
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, a close reading level (740L vs 670L), and the same era (1990s).
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (780L vs 670L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (800L vs 670L).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (530L vs 670L).
- [The Grapes of Wrath](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grapes-of-wrath) by John Steinbeck _(680L · Grades 10–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (680L vs 670L).
- [Of Mice and Men](https://readinglist.school/book/of-mice-and-men) by John Steinbeck _(630L · Grades 8–11)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and a close reading level (630L vs 670L).

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