Books like Romiette and Julio

Looking for books like Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper (Realistic Fiction · grades 7–10)? It’s most often read for its themes of love, prejudice, and courage. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 7–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of love and courage and overlapping grades (9–12).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–9).
Divergentgrades 8–12
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (8–12).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9
Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
Echo680L
Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (5–8).
Front Desk640L
Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost730L
Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys360L
Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).

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