# Books like The Fault in Our Stars

**10** books similar to *The Fault in Our Stars* by John Green (Young Adult Fiction · 850L · grades 9–12), 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:** mortality, grief, love, coming of age
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## Similar books

- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (800L vs 850L).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of grief, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 850L).
- [The Perks of Being a Wallflower](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower) by Stephen Chbosky _(720L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 850L).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (840L vs 850L).
- [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 850L).
- [The Things They Carried](https://readinglist.school/book/the-things-they-carried) by Tim O'Brien _(880L · Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of mortality and a close reading level (880L vs 850L).
- [Jane Eyre](https://readinglist.school/book/jane-eyre) by Charlotte Brontë _(890L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of love and a close reading level (890L vs 850L).
- [The Catcher in the Rye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-catcher-in-the-rye) by J.D. Salinger _(790L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of grief and a close reading level (790L vs 850L).
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (780L vs 850L).

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