# 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 and a close reading level (800L vs 870L).
- [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).
- [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).
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) by Neil Gaiman _(820L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of identity, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (820L vs 870L).
- [The Joy Luck Club](https://readinglist.school/book/the-joy-luck-club) by Amy Tan _(930L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (930L 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).
- [Anthem](https://readinglist.school/book/anthem) by Ayn Rand _(880L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (880L vs 870L).
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (880L vs 870L).
- [Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-diaries-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life) by Rachel Renée Russell _(890L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (890L vs 870L).

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