# 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).
- [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings) by Maya Angelou _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [The Glass Menagerie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-glass-menagerie) by Tennessee Williams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Grapes of Wrath](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grapes-of-wrath) by John Steinbeck _(680L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [The Hate U Give](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hate-u-give) by Angie Thomas _(590L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Joy Luck Club](https://readinglist.school/book/the-joy-luck-club) by Amy Tan _(930L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, 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).
- [Antigone](https://readinglist.school/book/antigone) by Sophocles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).

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