What books are similar to Selected Stories?

The 10 closest matches to Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield on ReadingList include Barber Shop Chronicles, Jude the Obscure, Mansfield Park, Middlemarch, and Our Country's Good. Each is scored on shared themes (correspondence, social life and customs, and new zealand authors), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 11–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Selected Stories reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 11–12), 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.

Books like Selected Stories

If you liked Selected Stories, read Barber Shop Chronicles, Jude the Obscure, or Mansfield Park — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield (Realistic Fiction · grades 11–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of correspondence, social life and customs, and new zealand authors. 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 11–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Barber Shop Chroniclesgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Jude the Obscuregrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Mansfield Parkgrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Middlemarchgrades 11–12: Shares themes of social life and customs, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Our Country's Goodgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Sweatgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Overstorygrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Rovergrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Yieldgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Waiting for the Barbariansgrades 11–12: Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Selected Stories for younger readers (K–2)

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

Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Togo by Robert J. Blake · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
When the Wolves Returned by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).

Books like Selected Stories for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Albert by Donna Jo Napoli · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Alligator Sue by Sharon Arms Doucet · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Avalon High by Meg Cabot · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 4–6 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).

Books like Selected Stories for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Boy at War by Harry Mazer · grades 4–6 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renée Russell · 890L — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen · 760L — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).

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

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

Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee · grades 11–12 — Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Selected Stories?: The 10 closest matches to Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield on ReadingList include Barber Shop Chronicles, Jude the Obscure, Mansfield Park, Middlemarch, and Our Country's Good. Each is scored on shared themes (correspondence, social life and customs, and new zealand authors), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 11–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Selected Stories reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 11–12), 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 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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