# Books like The Adventures of Augie March

**10** books similar to *The Adventures of Augie March* by Saul Bellow (Realistic Fiction · grades 11–12), 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:** picaresque literature, depressions, family, national book award winner
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## Similar books

- [As I Lay Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/as-i-lay-dying) by William Faulkner _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Crime and Punishment](https://readinglist.school/book/crime-and-punishment) by Fyodor Dostoevsky _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Everything, Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-everything) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [I Must Betray You](https://readinglist.school/book/i-must-betray-you) by Ruta Sepetys _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Namesake](https://readinglist.school/book/the-namesake) by Jhumpa Lahiri _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Sun is Also a Star](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sun-is-also-a-star) by Nicola Yoon _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [A Raisin in the Sun](https://readinglist.school/book/a-raisin-in-the-sun) by Lorraine Hansberry _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1950s).
- [Fahrenheit 451](https://readinglist.school/book/fahrenheit-451) by Ray Bradbury _(890L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1950s).
- [Invisible Man](https://readinglist.school/book/invisible-man) by Ralph Ellison _(950L · Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (1950s).
- [Lord of the Flies](https://readinglist.school/book/lord-of-the-flies) by William Golding _(770L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1950s).

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