Books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon

If you liked The Girl Who Drank the Moon, read When You Reach Me, A Corner of White, or A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2) — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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When You Reach Me750L
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
A Corner of Whitegrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)grades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Abovegrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Above Worldgrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Akata Witchgrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Arabella of Marsgrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Archivist Waspgrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Aru Shah and the End of Timegrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Ashgrades 5–12
Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →

Books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Black Heart by Holly Black · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Chime by Franny Billingsley · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Cog by Greg van Eekhout · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).

Books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Black Heart by Holly Black · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Chime by Franny Billingsley · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Cog by Greg van Eekhout · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).

Books like The Girl Who Drank the Moon for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Black Heart by Holly Black · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Bone Gap by Laura Ruby · grades 9–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list and the same era (2010s).
  • Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Chime by Franny Billingsley · grades 5–12 — Both on the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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