Books like The Mona Lisa Vanishes

If you liked The Mona Lisa Vanishes, read A World Without Summer, Parachute Kids, or A Work in Progress — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Mona Lisa Vanishes

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A World Without Summergrades 4–10
Is by Nicholas Day, the same author, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel)grades 3–8
Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Farther Than the Moongrades 6–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Good Differentgrades 6–9
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Handsgrades 6–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Louder Than Hungergrades 7–12
Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Mexikidgrades 6–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Not an Easy Wingrades 6–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Mona Lisa Vanishes for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Hoops by Matt Tavares · grades 3–5 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga · grades 4–5 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Cotorras Sobre Puerto Rico by Susan L. Roth · grades 2–5 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2020s).
  • Frizzy by Claribel Ortega · grades 4–5 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case · grades 4–5 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like The Mona Lisa Vanishes for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 4–9 — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
  • Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge · grades 5–9 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2020s).
  • Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango · grades 6–8 — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
  • The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla · grades 4–7 — Both on the South Carolina Junior Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Mona Lisa Vanishes?
The 10 closest matches to The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day on ReadingList include A World Without Summer, Parachute Kids, A Work in Progress, Curlfriends: New in Town (a Graphic Novel), and Farther Than the Moon. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Mona Lisa Vanishes reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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