Books like The Green Glass Sea
Looking for books like The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Green Glass Sea
A Single ShardLinda Sue Park · 920L
A Week in the WoodsAndrew Clements
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L
Artemis FowlEoin Colfer
Bad News for OutlawsVaunda Micheaux Nelson
Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo · 610L
BunniculaDeborah Howe
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson · 780L
ChampMarcia Thornton Jones
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Why each is a match
- A Single Shard920L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- A Week in the Woodsgrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2000s).
- All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- American Born Chinese530L
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
- Artemis Fowlgrades 4–6
- Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2000s).
- Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).
- Because of Winn-Dixie610L
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2000s).
- Bunniculagrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2000s).
- Chains780L
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2000s).
- Champgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2000s).