# Books like The Devil's Arithmetic

**10** books similar to *The Devil's Arithmetic* by Jane Yolen (Historical Fiction · 730L · grades 5–8), matched on shared themes, 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:** Holocaust, memory, Jewish identity, history, remembrance
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## Similar books

- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (730L vs 730L).
- [I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-1912) by Lauren Tarshis _(590L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (590L vs 730L).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust and a close reading level (670L vs 730L).
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 730L).
- [The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(1000L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Code Name Kingfisher](https://readinglist.school/book/code-name-kingfisher) by Liz Kessler _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Fever 1793](https://readinglist.school/book/fever-1793) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust](https://readinglist.school/book/hidden-hope) by Elisa Boxer _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust and history and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Iceberg](https://readinglist.school/book/iceberg) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Nothing Else But Miracles](https://readinglist.school/book/nothing-else-but-miracles) by Kate Albus _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).

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