# Books like Ruby Lost and Found

**10** books similar to *Ruby Lost and Found* by Christina Li (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9), 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:** grief, family, identity
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## Similar books

- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of grief, family, and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Hope in the Valley](https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley) by Mitali Perkins _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of grief, family, and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Invisible Isabel](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-isabel) by Sally J. Pla _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Stand Up, Yumi Chung](https://readinglist.school/book/stand-up-yumi-chung) by Jessica Kim _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Shut Up, This Is Serious](https://readinglist.school/book/shut-up-this-is-serious) by Carolina Ixta _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family and identity, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (9–12).

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