# Books like Restart

**10** books similar to *Restart* by Gordon Korman (Middle Grade Fiction · 730L · 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:** identity, bullying, memory, redemption
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/restart
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+8 more shared lists), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), 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)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (740L vs 730L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and a close reading level (750L vs 730L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+6 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 730L).
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (760L vs 730L).
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying, both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (760L vs 730L).
- [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).
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of memory, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), and a close reading level (760L vs 730L).

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