# Books like Refugee

**10** books similar to *Refugee* by Alan Gratz (Historical Fiction · 800L · grades 5–9), 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.

**Themes:** refugees, survival, family, displacement, empathy
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## Similar books

- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of refugees, family, and displacement and a close reading level (800L vs 800L).
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of refugees and survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 800L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and empathy and a close reading level (790L vs 800L).
- [One Crazy Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/one-crazy-summer) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 800L).
- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 800L).
- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 800L).
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (950L vs 800L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (800L vs 800L).
- [Rebound](https://readinglist.school/book/rebound) by Kwame Alexander _(780L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (780L vs 800L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (750L vs 800L).

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