# Books like The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet

**10** books similar to *The Astronaut's Guide to Leaving the Planet* by Terry Virts (Juvenile Nonfiction · grades 6–8), 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.

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## Similar books

- [Maid for It](https://readinglist.school/book/maid-for-it) by Jamie Sumner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [A Visit to William Blake's Inn](https://readinglist.school/book/a-visit-to-william-blakes-inn) by Nancy Willard _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass](https://readinglist.school/book/lincoln-a-photobiography) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Now Is Your Time](https://readinglist.school/book/now-is-your-time) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Story of Mankind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-story-of-mankind) by Hendrik Willem van Loon _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Weirdo](https://readinglist.school/book/weirdo) by Tony Weaver, Jr. _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Wish I Was a Baller](https://readinglist.school/book/wish-i-was-a-baller) by Amar Shah _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [102 Days of Lying About Lauren](https://readinglist.school/book/102-days-of-lying-about-lauren) by Maura Jortner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Clementine](https://readinglist.school/book/clementine-hood) by Ann Hood _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)](https://readinglist.school/book/curlfriends-new-in-town) by Sharee Miller _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–8).

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