Books like Rewind
If you liked Rewind, read The Boxes, Interstellar Pig, or Nasty, Stinky Sneakers — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: The Boxes by William Sleator
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Looking for books like Rewind by William Sleator (Children's · grades 9–12)? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Rewind
The BoxesWilliam Sleator
Interstellar PigWilliam Sleator
Nasty, Stinky SneakersEve Bunting
Sex EducationJenny Davis
SOS TitanicEve Bunting
The Face on the Milk CartonCaroline B. Cooney
The Taking of Room 114Mel Glenn
Wolf by the EarsAnn Rinaldi
A Hat Full of SkyTerry Pratchett
City of BonesCassandra Clare
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Why each is a match
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- The Boxesgrades 9–12
- Is by William Sleator, the same author, both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, and same genre (Children's). Amazon → books like this →
- Interstellar Piggrades 9–12
- Is by William Sleator, the same author and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Nasty, Stinky Sneakersgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Sex Educationgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- SOS Titanicgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- The Face on the Milk Cartongrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- The Taking of Room 114grades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- Wolf by the Earsgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- A Hat Full of Skygrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
- City of Bonesgrades 9–12
- Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
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Common questions
- What books are similar to Rewind?
- The 10 closest matches to Rewind by William Sleator on ReadingList include The Boxes, Interstellar Pig, Nasty, Stinky Sneakers, Sex Education, and SOS Titanic. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Rewind reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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.
Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.