# Books like The Compound

**10** books similar to *The Compound* by S. A. Bodeen (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9), 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

- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [High Heat](https://readinglist.school/book/high-heat) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Mississippi Trial, 1955](https://readinglist.school/book/mississippi-trial-1955) by Chris Crowe _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Night Hoops](https://readinglist.school/book/night-hoops) by Carl Deuker _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Perfect](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect) by Natasha Friend _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Stargirl](https://readinglist.school/book/stargirl) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Togo](https://readinglist.school/book/togo) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades 2–8)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).

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