Books like Murder Among Friends

Looking for books like Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming (Nonfiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of crime, justice, 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.

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Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullardgrades 9–12
Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Agathasgrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Silence That Binds Usgrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Torchgrades 9–12
Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (9–12).
Antigonegrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon920L
Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (6–9).
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)1130L
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
Legendgrades 6–9
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (6–9).
Oedipus Rexgrades 9–12
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (9–12).
To Kill a Mockingbird870L
Shares themes of justice and overlapping grades (7–10).

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