# Books like Surviving the Applewhites

**10** books similar to *Surviving the Applewhites* by Stephanie S. Tolan (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–8), matched on shared themes, 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, art, growth
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## Similar books

- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
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