# Books like The Metamorphosis

**10** books similar to *The Metamorphosis* by Franz Kafka (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–10), 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:** translations into english
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## Similar books

- [A Door Near Here](https://readinglist.school/book/a-door-near-here) by Heather Quarles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Armageddon Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/armageddon-summer) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Bad](https://readinglist.school/book/bad) by Jean Ferris _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Blues for an Alabama Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/blues-for-an-alabama-sky) by Pearl Cleage _(Grades 9–10)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–10), and the same era (1990s).
- [Breaking Boxes](https://readinglist.school/book/breaking-boxes) by A. M. Jenkins _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul](https://readinglist.school/book/chicken-soup-for-the-teenage-soul) by Jack Canfield _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (7–10), and the same era (1990s).
- [If You Come Softly](https://readinglist.school/book/if-you-come-softly) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Ironman](https://readinglist.school/book/ironman) by Chris Crutcher _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Jumping the Nail](https://readinglist.school/book/jumping-the-nail) by Eve Bunting _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).

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