Books like Stargazing

If you liked Stargazing, read 11 Birthdays, Amari and the Night Brothers, or Counting by 7s — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Stargazing by Jen Wang? 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Stargazing

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11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Counting by 7sgrades 2–8
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
El Deafo420L
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Elephant Rungrades 4–8
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Front Desk640L
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost730L
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost Boys360L
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
I Can Make This Promisegrades 4–8
Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Stargazing?
The 10 closest matches to Stargazing by Jen Wang on ReadingList include 11 Birthdays, Amari and the Night Brothers, Counting by 7s, El Deafo, and Elephant Run. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Stargazing reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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