What books are similar to Revolution?

The 10 closest matches to Revolution by Deborah Wiles on ReadingList include Kent State, Better Nate Than Ever, When You Look Like Us, A Band of Angels, and A Boy Called Christmas. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–9), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Revolution reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–9), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Revolution

If you liked Revolution, read Kent State, Better Nate Than Ever, or When You Look Like Us — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Revolution by Deborah Wiles (Children's · grades 4–9)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 4–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Kent Stategrades 3–10: Is by Deborah Wiles, the same author, both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, and same genre (Children's). Amazon → books like this →
Better Nate Than Evergrades 4–9: Both on the Golden Kite Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
When You Look Like Usgrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Band of Angelsgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Boy Called Christmasgrades 3–10: Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10). Amazon → books like this →
A Dance Like Starlightgrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Green Place to begrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)grades 3–10: Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10). Amazon → books like this →
A Visitor for Beargrades K–5: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Revolution for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Boats for Papa by Jessixa Bagley · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Clever Little Witch by Muon Thi Van · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Doña Flor by Pat Mora · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter by Kenard Pak · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like Revolution for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by Russell Freedman · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman · grades 3–10 — Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).

Books like Revolution for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by Russell Freedman · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Absolutely Positively Not by David LaRochelle · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman · grades 3–10 — Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).

Books like Revolution for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by Russell Freedman · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman · grades 3–10 — Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).
Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit · grades 3–10 — Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer · grades 3–10 — Both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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