# Books like Tears of A Tiger

**10** books similar to *Tears of A Tiger* by Sharon M. Draper (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12), 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:** death, high schools, schools, african-americans
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## Similar books

- [If You Come Softly](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-come-softly) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of schools, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Plague Year](https://readinglist.school/book/plague-year) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of high schools and schools, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Is by Sharon M. Draper, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Romiette and Julio](https://readinglist.school/book/romiette-and-julio) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Is by Sharon M. Draper, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Say Goodnight, Gracie](https://readinglist.school/book/say-goodnight-gracie) by Julie Reece Deaver _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of death, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [A Door Near Here](https://readinglist.school/book/a-door-near-here) by Heather Quarles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [As I Lay Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/as-i-lay-dying) by William Faulkner _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of death, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-soup-for-the-teenage-soul) by Jack Canfield _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [High Heat](https://readinglist.school/book/high-heat) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of high schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Jumping the Nail](https://readinglist.school/book/jumping-the-nail) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).

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