# 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 Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared 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)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 670L).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 670L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, 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 Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (850L vs 670L).
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of incarceration, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Importance of Being Earnest](https://readinglist.school/book/the-importance-of-being-earnest) by Oscar Wilde _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and reputation, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [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).
- [Artifice](https://readinglist.school/book/artifice) by Sharon Cameron _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).

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