# 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, 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:** family, art, growth
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## Similar books

- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Honest Truth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honest-truth) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) by Neil Gaiman _(820L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of art and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7).

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