What books are similar to My Sister's Keeper?

The 10 closest matches to My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult on ReadingList include Dairy Queen, Perfect Chemistry, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Check & Mate, and Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. Each is scored on shared themes (jodi picoult, movie tie-in, and adult), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like My Sister's Keeper reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like My Sister's Keeper

If you liked My Sister's Keeper, read Dairy Queen, Perfect Chemistry, or The Second Summer of the Sisterhood — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of jodi picoult, movie tie-in, and adult. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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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Dairy Queengrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Perfect Chemistrygrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Second Summer of the Sisterhoodgrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check & Mategrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Everything, Everythinggrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
I Must Betray Yougrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Patron Saints of Nothinggrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Sun is Also a Stargrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Those Who Wish Me Deadgrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like My Sister's Keeper for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes by O'Malley, Kevin · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Chester by Mélanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like My Sister's Keeper for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen · 760L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Humpty-Dumpty Egg-Splodes by O'Malley, Kevin · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like My Sister's Keeper for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen · 760L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship and Survival by Kirby Larson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like My Sister's Keeper for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–10), and the same era (2000s).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2000s).
Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2000s).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2000s).

Common questions

What books are similar to My Sister's Keeper?: The 10 closest matches to My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult on ReadingList include Dairy Queen, Perfect Chemistry, The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Check & Mate, and Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. Each is scored on shared themes (jodi picoult, movie tie-in, and adult), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like My Sister's Keeper reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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