# Books like The Pearl

**10** books similar to *The Pearl* by John Steinbeck (Literary Fiction · 1010L · grades 6–9), 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:** greed, colonial exploitation, family, fate and desire, class and race
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## Similar books

- [Of Mice and Men](https://readinglist.school/book/of-mice-and-men) by John Steinbeck _(630L · Grades 8–11)_ — Is by John Steinbeck, the same author, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Literary Fiction).
- [Hatchet](https://readinglist.school/book/hatchet) by Gary Paulsen _(1020L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of nature, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (1020L vs 1010L).
- [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/to-kill-a-mockingbird) by Harper Lee _(870L · Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 1010L).
- [Rascal](https://readinglist.school/book/rascal) by Sterling North _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and nature and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of nature, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (1000L vs 1010L).
- [Wildful](https://readinglist.school/book/wildful) by Kengo Kurimoto _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of family and nature and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (910L vs 1010L).
- [The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time](https://readinglist.school/book/the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time) by Mark Haddon _(1090L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (1090L vs 1010L).
- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and nature and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Willa of the Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/willa-of-the-wood) by Robert Beatty _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and nature and overlapping grades (4–7).

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