# Books like The Diary of a Young Girl

**10** books similar to *The Diary of a Young Girl* by Anne Frank (Memoir · 1080L · grades 7–10), 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, coming of age, hope, family conflict, antisemitism
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## Similar books

- [Night](https://readinglist.school/book/night) by Elie Wiesel _(590L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust, same genre (Memoir), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of Holocaust and hope and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings) by Maya Angelou _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_ — Same genre (Memoir) and a close reading level (1070L vs 1080L).
- [Great Expectations](https://readinglist.school/book/great-expectations) by Charles Dickens _(1150L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (1150L vs 1080L).
- [Black Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/black-boy) by Richard Wright _(950L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Memoir), a close reading level (950L vs 1080L), and the same era (1940s).
- [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 coming of age and a close reading level (1000L vs 1080L).
- [1984](https://readinglist.school/book/1984) by George Orwell _(1090L · Grades 9–12)_ — A close reading level (1090L vs 1080L) and the same era (1940s).
- [The Pearl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-pearl) by John Steinbeck _(1010L · Grades 6–9)_ — A close reading level (1010L vs 1080L) and the same era (1940s).
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (920L vs 1080L).
- [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/to-kill-a-mockingbird) by Harper Lee _(870L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (870L vs 1080L).

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