# 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, shared award lists, 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, both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of grief, both on the Odyssey Award (Best Audiobook) list, and same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
- [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).
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and a close reading level (810L 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).
- [Four for the Road](https://readinglist.school/book/four-for-the-road) by K.J. Reilly _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of grief, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Never Thought I'd End Up Here](https://readinglist.school/book/never-thought-id-end-up-here) by Ann Liang _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of love, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Scythe](https://readinglist.school/book/scythe) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of mortality, both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list, and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Silence That Binds Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-silence-that-binds-us) by Joanna Ho _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of grief, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [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).

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