Books like The Boxes

Looking for books like The Boxes by William Sleator (Children's · grades 9–12)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Boxes

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Why each is a match

A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
A Room on Lorelei Streetgrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2000s).
Ashley Bryangrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
Bucking the Sargegrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2000s).
Children of the Great Depressiongrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogungrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
Darkness Over Denmarkgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
Dust to Eatgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
FIREBOATgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2000s).
Firegirlgrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2000s).

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