# Books like Rebound

**10** books similar to *Rebound* by Kwame Alexander (Verse Novel · 780L · grades 5–8), 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:** family, grief and memory, coming of age, basketball
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/rebound
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## Similar books

- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and basketball, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Verse Novel).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of family and coming of age and a close reading level (800L vs 780L).
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (700L vs 780L).
- [Other Words for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/other-words-for-home) by Jasmine Warga _(930L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Verse Novel), and a close reading level (930L vs 780L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (790L vs 780L).
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (750L vs 780L).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (820L vs 780L).
- [Little Women](https://readinglist.school/book/little-women) by Louisa May Alcott _(1300L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of family and coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (790L vs 780L).
- [Tuck Everlasting](https://readinglist.school/book/tuck-everlasting) by Natalie Babbitt _(770L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (770L vs 780L).

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