What books are similar to The Diary of Anne Frank?

The 10 closest matches to The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich on ReadingList include Prisoner B-3087, The Butterfly, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Boy at War, and Here Comes the Garbage Barge. Each is scored on shared themes (drama, history, and holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Diary of Anne Frank reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like The Diary of Anne Frank

If you liked The Diary of Anne Frank, read Prisoner B-3087, The Butterfly, or Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of drama, history, and holocaust, jewish (1939-1945). The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Prisoner B-3087grades 3–8: Shares themes of history, holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), and jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Butterflygrades 3–6: Shares themes of history and jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6: Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Boy at Wargrades 4–6: Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Here Comes the Garbage Bargegrades 2–8: Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Two Suns in the Skygrades 6–10: Shares themes of jews, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
Worthgrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Rifles for Watiegrades 5–9: Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
The Parker Inheritance610L: Shares themes of history, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Walk Two Moons770L: Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Diary of Anne Frank for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik · grades K–1 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1950s).
A Boy, a Dog and a Frog by Mercer Mayer · grades K–1 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Amos & Boris by William Steig · grades 2–3 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman · grades K–1 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman · grades 2–3 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like The Diary of Anne Frank for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Tucky Jo and Little Heart by Patricia Polacco · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of history and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Amos & Boris by William Steig · grades 2–3 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman · grades 2–3 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Frog Went A-Courtin' by John M. Langstaff · grades K–3 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and the same era (1950s).
Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant · grades 2–3 — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like The Diary of Anne Frank for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
101 Ways to Bug Your Parents by Lee Wardlaw · grades 4–6 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–6).
A Boy Named Queen by Sara Cassidy · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–8).
A Time of Troubles by Pieter Van Raven · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–9).
Aliens Are Coming! by Megan McCarthy · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like The Diary of Anne Frank for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

A Taste of Honey by Shelagh Delaney · grades 9–10 — Shares themes of drama and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Master Harold...and the Boys by Athol Fugard · grades 9–10 — Shares themes of drama, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Barber Shop Chronicles by Inua Ellams · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of drama and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage · grades 9–10 — Shares themes of drama and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of drama and history.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Diary of Anne Frank?: The 10 closest matches to The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich on ReadingList include Prisoner B-3087, The Butterfly, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Boy at War, and Here Comes the Garbage Barge. Each is scored on shared themes (drama, history, and holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Diary of Anne Frank reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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