# Books like Room

**10** books similar to *Room* by Emma Donoghue (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12), 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:** family life, sexual assault, rape, new york times bestseller
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## Similar books

- [Five Survive](https://readinglist.school/book/five-survive) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Check & Mate](https://readinglist.school/book/check-mate) by Ali Hazelwood _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of new york times bestseller, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Faking Normal](https://readinglist.school/book/faking-normal) by Courtney C. Stevens _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [I am the Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-the-weapon) by Allen Zadoff _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [I Hunt Killers](https://readinglist.school/book/i-hunt-killers) by Barry Lyga _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [If You Come Softly](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-come-softly) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Paul, Big, and Small](https://readinglist.school/book/paul-big-and-small) by David Glen Robb _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Stuck in Neutral](https://readinglist.school/book/stuck-in-neutral) by Terry Trueman _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Sun is Also a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sun-is-also-a-star) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [I Must Betray You](https://readinglist.school/book/i-must-betray-you) by Ruta Sepetys _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).

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