# Books like Restart

**10** books similar to *Restart* by Gordon Korman (Middle Grade Fiction · 730L · grades 5–8), 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:** identity, bullying, memory, redemption
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## Similar books

- [Merci Suárez Changes Gears](https://readinglist.school/book/merci-suarez-changes-gears) by Meg Medina _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 730L).
- [Hello, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-universe) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(690L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (690L vs 730L).
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity and bullying and a close reading level (780L vs 730L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 730L).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 730L).
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (610L vs 730L).
- [The Hundred Dresses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hundred-dresses) by Eleanor Estes _(870L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of bullying, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 730L).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (550L vs 730L).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (730L vs 730L).
- [The Wild Robot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-robot) by Peter Brown _(740L · Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), a close reading level (740L vs 730L), and the same era (2010s).

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