Books like The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I

If you liked The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I, read 1919 The Year That Changed America, Challenger Deep, or Far From The Tree — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I by M. T. Anderson? 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.

10 books similar to The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I

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1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Challenger Deepgrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Far From The Treegrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
March Book Threegrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
The Poet X800L
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
What I Saw and How I Liedgrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
All My Ragegrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Claudette Colvingrades 6–10
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon →
Last Night at the Telegraph Clubgrades 9–12
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian600L
Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon →

Books like The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson · 990L — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Goblin Secrets by William Alexander · grades 4–7 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai · 800L — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine · grades 5–8 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall · grades 4–7 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).

Books like The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson · 990L — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Goblin Secrets by William Alexander · grades 4–7 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai · 800L — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine · grades 5–8 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).
  • The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall · grades 4–7 — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list and the same era (2010s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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