# Books like The Glass Castle

**10** books similar to *The Glass Castle* by Jeannette Walls (Science Fiction · 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:** poor, problem families, dysfunctional families, homeless persons
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## Similar books

- [Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging](https://readinglist.school/book/angus-thongs-and-full-frontal-snogging) by Louise Rennison _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Eragon](https://readinglist.school/book/eragon) by Christopher Paolini _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
- [Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25](https://readinglist.school/book/michael-vey-the-prisoner-of-cell-25) by Richard Paul Evans _(Grades 6–9)_ — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [My Sister's Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/my-sisters-keeper) by Jodi Picoult _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Savvy](https://readinglist.school/book/savvy) by Ingrid Law _(Grades 5–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Scythe](https://readinglist.school/book/scythe) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Steelheart](https://readinglist.school/book/steelheart) by Brandon Sanderson _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The House Next Door](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-next-door) by Richie Tankersley Cusick _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [The House of the Scorpion](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-of-the-scorpion) by Nancy Farmer _(Grades 7–10)_ — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).

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