# Books like P.S. Be Eleven

**10** books similar to *P.S. Be Eleven* by Rita Williams-Garcia, 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

- [Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/elijah-of-buxton) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Bad News for Outlaws](https://readinglist.school/book/bad-news-for-outlaws) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Freewater](https://readinglist.school/book/freewater) by Amina Luqman-Dawson _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Unspeakable](https://readinglist.school/book/unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [11 Birthdays](https://readinglist.school/book/11-birthdays) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).
- [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, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [Big Nate: In a Class by Himself](https://readinglist.school/book/big-nate-in-a-class-by-himself) by Lincoln Peirce _(500L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [Brown Girl Dreaming](https://readinglist.school/book/brown-girl-dreaming) by Jacqueline Woodson _(990L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Chickadee](https://readinglist.school/book/chickadee) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).

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