# Books like The Color of a Lie

**10** books similar to *The Color of a Lie* by Kim Johnson, 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

- [African Town](https://readinglist.school/book/african-town) by Irene Latham _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Butterfly Yellow](https://readinglist.school/book/butterfly-yellow) by Thanhhà Lại _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Streams to the River, River to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/streams-to-the-river-river-to-the-sea) by Scott O'Dell _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Hired Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hired-girl) by Laura Amy Schlitz _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [A Conspiracy of Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/a-conspiracy-of-kings) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_ — Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2020s).
- [A Face for Picasso](https://readinglist.school/book/a-face-for-picasso-coming-of-age-with-crouzon-syndrome) by Ariel Henley _(Grades 6–12)_ — Overlapping grades (6–12) and the same era (2020s).

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