Books like The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
If you liked The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival, read Beasts, Brownstone, or Death in the Jungle — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel (Juvenile Nonfiction · grades 9–12)? 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
- BeastsIngvild Bjerkeland
BrownstoneSamuel Teer- Death in the JungleCandace Fleming
DivergentVeronica Roth- His Face Is the SunMichelle Jabès Corpora
Long Way DownJason Reynolds · 720L
Orbiting JupiterGary D. Schmidt- Plain Jane and the MermaidVera Brosgol
- Sisters in the WindAngeline Boulley
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time IndianSherman Alexie · 600L
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- Beastsgrades 9–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
- Brownstonegrades 9–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
- Death in the Junglegrades 4–10
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon →
- Divergentgrades 8–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon →
- His Face Is the Sungrades 9–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
- Long Way Down720L
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
- Orbiting Jupitergrades 7–10
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon →
- Plain Jane and the Mermaidgrades 9–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
- Sisters in the Windgrades 9–12
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian600L
- Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon →
Books like The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival for younger readers (K–2)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.
- Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Baboushka and the Three Kings by Ruth Robbins · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander · grades K–3 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
Books like The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival for elementary readers (grades 3–5)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.
- Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park by Lori Alexander · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Dear Dad: Growing Up With a Parent in Prison - And How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 2–3 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster by Candace Fleming · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth by L. E. Carmichael · grades 4–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
Books like The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival for middle school (grades 6–8)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.
- Weirdo by Tony Weaver, Jr. · grades 6–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah · grades 6–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- A Visit to William Blake's Inn by Nancy Willard · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass by Russell Freedman · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
- Now Is Your Time by Walter Dean Myers · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Juvenile Nonfiction).
Book data last updated 2026-07-02. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.
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