# Books like Shades of Gray

**10** books similar to *Shades of Gray* by Carolyn Reeder, 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.

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## Similar books

- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Art of Keeping Cool](https://readinglist.school/book/the-art-of-keeping-cool) by Janet Taylor Lisle _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Game of Silence](https://readinglist.school/book/the-game-of-silence) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Green Glass Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-green-glass-sea) by Ellen Klages _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Trouble Don't Last](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-dont-last) by Shelley Pearsall _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Under the Blood-Red Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/under-the-blood-red-sun) by Graham Salisbury _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [A Sea of Lemon Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sea-of-lemon-trees) by María Dolores Águila _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8).

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