# Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower

**10** books similar to *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* by Stephen Chbosky (Young Adult Fiction · 720L · grades 9–12), 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:** coming of age, mental health, friendship, trauma, growing up
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## Similar books

- [Speak](https://readinglist.school/book/speak) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(690L · Grades 8–10)_ — Shares themes of mental health, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (690L vs 720L).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 720L).
- [The Poet X](https://readinglist.school/book/the-poet-x) by Elizabeth Acevedo _(800L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (800L vs 720L).
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (850L vs 720L).
- [Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/monster) by Walter Dean Myers _(670L · Grades 8–11)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), a close reading level (670L vs 720L), and the same era (1990s).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and a close reading level (530L vs 720L).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (720L vs 720L).
- [The Book Thief](https://readinglist.school/book/the-book-thief) by Markus Zusak _(730L · Grades 8–11)_ — Shares themes of friendship and a close reading level (730L vs 720L).
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and a close reading level (780L vs 720L).
- [The Catcher in the Rye](https://readinglist.school/book/the-catcher-in-the-rye) by J.D. Salinger _(790L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of mental health and a close reading level (790L vs 720L).

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