Books like The Diary of a Young Girl

Looking for books like The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Memoir · 1080L · grades 7–10)? It’s most often read for its themes of Holocaust, coming of age, and hope. 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 7–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Diary of a Young Girl

Why each is a match

Night590L
Shares themes of Holocaust, same genre (Memoir), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of Holocaust and hope and overlapping grades (8–12).
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings1070L
Same genre (Memoir) and a close reading level (1070L vs 1080L).
Great Expectations1150L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (1150L vs 1080L).
Black Boy950L
Same genre (Memoir), a close reading level (950L vs 1080L), and the same era (1940s).
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—19631000L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (1000L vs 1080L).
19841090L
A close reading level (1090L vs 1080L) and the same era (1940s).
The Pearl1010L
A close reading level (1010L vs 1080L) and the same era (1940s).
Purple Hibiscus920L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (920L vs 1080L).
To Kill a Mockingbird870L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (870L vs 1080L).

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