# Books like Nigeria Jones

**10** books similar to *Nigeria Jones* by Ibi Zoboi, 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.

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## Similar books

- [Black Enough](https://readinglist.school/book/black-birds-in-the-sky-the-story-and-legacy-of-the-1921-tulsa-race-massacre) by Ibi Zoboi _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Ibi Zoboi, the same author and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .](https://readinglist.school/book/twenty-four-seconds-from-now) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Few Red Drops](https://readinglist.school/book/a-few-red-drops) by Claire Hartfield _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Copper Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/copper-sun) by Sharon Draper _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) by Julius Lester _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [March Book Three](https://readinglist.school/book/march-book-three) by John Lewis _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Piecing Me Together](https://readinglist.school/book/piecing-me-together) by Renée Watson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush](https://readinglist.school/book/sweet-whispers-brother-rush) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Friendship](https://readinglist.school/book/the-friendship) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (4–9).

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