Books like Not Nothing

Looking for books like Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of redemption, friendship, 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Wonder790L
Shares themes of friendship and empathy, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaksgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Countdown to Yesterdaygrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Groundedgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Heroesgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and history and overlapping grades (6–8).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Just Keep Walkinggrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Operation Final Noticegrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

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