Books like The Fault in Our Stars

Looking for books like The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Young Adult Fiction · 850L · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of mortality, grief, and love. 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Fault in Our Stars

Why each is a match

The Poet X800L
Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (800L vs 850L).
Long Way Down720L
Shares themes of grief, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 850L).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower720L
Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 850L).
American Born Chinese530L
Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Secret Life of Bees840L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (840L vs 850L).
To Kill a Mockingbird870L
Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (870L vs 850L).
The Things They Carried880L
Shares themes of mortality and a close reading level (880L vs 850L).
Jane Eyre890L
Shares themes of love and a close reading level (890L vs 850L).
The Catcher in the Rye790L
Shares themes of grief and a close reading level (790L vs 850L).
Ender's Game780L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (780L vs 850L).

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