# Books like Once There Was

**10** books similar to *Once There Was* by Kiyash Monsef (Young Adult · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, 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

- [Ace of Spades](https://readinglist.school/book/ace-of-spades) by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Aisle Nine](https://readinglist.school/book/aisle-nine) by Ian X. Cho _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [All the Fighting Parts](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-fighting-parts) by Hannah V. Sawyerr _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [All the Noise at Once](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-noise-at-once) by DeAndra Davis _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Apple](https://readinglist.school/book/apple-skin-to-the-core) by Eric Gansworth _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Black Girl Unlimited](https://readinglist.school/book/black-girl-unlimited-the-remarkable-story-of-a-teenage-wizard) by Echo Brown _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear](https://readinglist.school/book/dead-things-are-closer-than-they-appear) by Robin Wasley _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [First Love Language](https://readinglist.school/book/first-love-language) by Stefany Valentine _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Hell Followed with Us](https://readinglist.school/book/hell-followed-with-us) by Andrew Joseph White _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [It Sounded Better in My Head](https://readinglist.school/book/it-sounded-better-in-my-head) by Nina Kenwood _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).

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