# Books like The Namesake

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

- [After](https://readinglist.school/book/after) by Francine Prose _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Breathing Underwater](https://readinglist.school/book/breathing-underwater) by Alex Flinn _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [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).
- [Define "Normal"](https://readinglist.school/book/define-normal) by Julie Anne Peters _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Hanging on to Max](https://readinglist.school/book/hanging-on-to-max) by Margaret Bechard _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Impulse](https://readinglist.school/book/impulse) by Ellen Hopkins _(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).
- [Shattering Glass](https://readinglist.school/book/shattering-glass) by Gail Giles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).

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