# Books like Planet Earth Is Blue

**10** books similar to *Planet Earth Is Blue* by Nicole Panteleakos (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8), 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.

**Themes:** autism, family, sad, happy
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## Similar books

- [Breakout](https://readinglist.school/book/breakout) by Kate Messner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Family Apart](https://readinglist.school/book/a-family-apart) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Blackwater](https://readinglist.school/book/blackwater) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Breathe: A Ghost Story](https://readinglist.school/book/breathe-a-ghost-story) by Cliff McNish _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Ghost in My Soup](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-in-my-soup) by Judi Miller _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

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