# Books like The Parker Inheritance

**10** books similar to *The Parker Inheritance* by Varian Johnson (Middle Grade Mystery · 610L · grades 6–8), 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:** race, friendship, history, justice
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## Similar books

- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and justice, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (660L vs 610L).
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of race, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (610L vs 610L).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of race and justice and a close reading level (360L vs 610L).
- [Swindle](https://readinglist.school/book/swindle) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and justice and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Of Mice and Men](https://readinglist.school/book/of-mice-and-men) by John Steinbeck _(630L · Grades 8–11)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (630L vs 610L).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of race and a close reading level (640L vs 610L).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and a close reading level (550L vs 610L).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (670L vs 610L).
- [Hello, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-universe) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(690L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (690L vs 610L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (700L vs 610L).

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