Books like Refugee

Looking for books like Refugee by Alan Gratz (Historical Fiction · 800L · grades 5–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of refugees, survival, and family. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 5–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Refugee

Why each is a match

Inside Out & Back Again800L
Shares themes of refugees, family, and displacement and a close reading level (800L vs 800L).
Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of refugees and survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 800L).
Wonder790L
Shares themes of family and empathy and a close reading level (790L vs 800L).
Dragonwings870L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 800L).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 800L).
Bud, Not Buddy950L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (950L vs 800L).
The Poet X800L
Shares themes of family and a close reading level (800L vs 800L).
The Crossover750L
Shares themes of family and a close reading level (750L vs 800L).
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—19631000L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (1000L vs 800L).
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH790L
Shares themes of family and a close reading level (790L vs 800L).

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