# Books like The Hate U Give

**10** books similar to *The Hate U Give* by Angie Thomas (YA Contemporary · 590L · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, 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:** police violence, race, code-switching, activism, family
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## Similar books

- [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 race and family and a close reading level (840L vs 590L).
- [Fences](https://readinglist.school/book/fences) by August Wilson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of race and family and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of code-switching and a close reading level (600L vs 590L).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (720L vs 590L).
- [The Color Purple](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-purple) by Alice Walker _(670L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (670L vs 590L).
- [The Grapes of Wrath](https://readinglist.school/book/the-grapes-of-wrath) by John Steinbeck _(680L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (680L vs 590L).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (800L vs 590L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (800L vs 590L).
- [I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/i-am-malala-young-readers) by Malala Yousafzai _(830L · Grades 6–10)_ — Shares themes of activism and a close reading level (830L vs 590L).
- [Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)](https://readinglist.school/book/just-mercy-young-adult) by Bryan Stevenson _(1130L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of race and overlapping grades (9–12).

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