# Books like The House on Mango Street

**10** books similar to *The House on Mango Street* by Sandra Cisneros (Coming-of-Age Fiction · 870L · grades 7–10), 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:** identity, poverty, Chicano/Latina experience, gender, writing and voice
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## Similar books

- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and writing and voice, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (800L vs 870L).
- [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 poverty, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Black Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/black-boy) by Richard Wright _(950L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and poverty, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (950L vs 870L).
- [The Color Purple](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-purple) by Alice Walker _(670L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and poverty and a close reading level (670L vs 870L).
- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of poverty and a close reading level (920L vs 870L).
- [Pygmalion](https://readinglist.school/book/pygmalion) by George Bernard Shaw _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and gender and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Jane Eyre](https://readinglist.school/book/jane-eyre) by Charlotte Brontë _(890L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of gender, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (890L vs 870L).
- [Private Peaceful](https://readinglist.school/book/private-peaceful) by Michael Morpurgo _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of poverty and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (910L vs 870L).
- [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 identity and a close reading level (830L vs 870L).

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