# Books like The Namesake

**10** books similar to *The Namesake* by Jhumpa Lahiri (Realistic Fiction · grades 11–12), 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:** alienation (social psychology)
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## Similar books

- [As I Lay Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/as-i-lay-dying) by William Faulkner _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Crime and Punishment](https://readinglist.school/book/crime-and-punishment) by Fyodor Dostoevsky _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Dairy Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/dairy-queen) by Catherine Gilbert Murdock _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [My Sister's Keeper](https://readinglist.school/book/my-sisters-keeper) by Jodi Picoult _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Perfect Chemistry](https://readinglist.school/book/perfect-chemistry) by Simone Elkeles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Selected Stories](https://readinglist.school/book/selected-stories) by Katherine Mansfield _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Adventures of Augie March](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-augie-march) by Saul Bellow _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Second Summer of the Sisterhood](https://readinglist.school/book/the-second-summer-of-the-sisterhood) by Ann Brashares _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Check & Mate](https://readinglist.school/book/check-mate) by Ali Hazelwood _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).

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