What books are similar to The Partition Project?

The 10 closest matches to The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi on ReadingList include Boy 2.0, Between Two Brothers, Blended, Code Name Kingfisher, and Merci Suárez Changes Gears. Each is scored on shared themes (family, history, and identity), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Partition Project reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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.

Books like The Partition Project

If you liked The Partition Project, read Boy 2.0, Between Two Brothers, or Blended — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, history, and identity. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Boy 2.0grades 4–8: Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Blended610L: Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8: Shares themes of family and history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L: Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Not Nothinggrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L: Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Puzzleheartgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The Wrong Way Homegrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →

Books like The Partition Project for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack · grades K–3 — Shares themes of history and identity.
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis · 590L — Shares themes of family and history and overlapping grades (2–5).
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–4).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like The Partition Project for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Wonder by R.J. Palacio · 790L — Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Because of You, John Lewis by Andrea Davis Pinkney · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of history and identity and overlapping grades (3–5).
Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Grounded by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Partition Project for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Wonder by R.J. Palacio · 790L — Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight by Rey Terciero · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like The Partition Project for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history and identity.
Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li · grades 6–9 — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (6–9).
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family and identity.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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