# Books like The Honorable Prison

**10** books similar to *The Honorable Prison* by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–10), 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:** freedom of speech, political prisoners, prisons, fiction, newspapers, fiction
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## Similar books

- [A Time of Troubles](https://readinglist.school/book/a-time-of-troubles) by Pieter Van Raven _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Two Suns in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/two-suns-in-the-sky) by Miriam Bat-Ami _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10).
- [Worth](https://readinglist.school/book/worth) by A. LaFaye _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [All About Sam](https://readinglist.school/book/all-about-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1980s).
- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Do Bananas Chew Gum?](https://readinglist.school/book/do-bananas-chew-gum) by Jamie Gilson _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Jelly Belly](https://readinglist.school/book/jelly-belly) by Robert Kimmel Smith _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Night of the Twisters](https://readinglist.school/book/night-of-the-twisters) by Ivy Ruckman _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).

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