# Books like The Rover

**10** books similar to *The Rover* by Aphra Behn (Realistic Fiction · grades 11–12), 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:** drama
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## Similar books

- [Barber Shop Chronicles](https://readinglist.school/book/barber-shop-chronicles) by Inua Ellams _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Our Country's Good](https://readinglist.school/book/our-countrys-good) by Timberlake Wertenbaker _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Sweat](https://readinglist.school/book/sweat) by Lynn Nottage _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Henry IV, Part 1](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-iv-part-1) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [The Taming of the Shrew](https://readinglist.school/book/the-taming-of-the-shrew) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama, both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Death and the King's Horseman](https://readinglist.school/book/death-and-the-kings-horseman) by Wole Soyinka _(Grades 11–12)_ — Shares themes of drama and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [A Door Near Here](https://readinglist.school/book/a-door-near-here) by Heather Quarles _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Armageddon Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/armageddon-summer) by Jane Yolen _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Bad](https://readinglist.school/book/bad) by Jean Ferris _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
- [Breaking Boxes](https://readinglist.school/book/breaking-boxes) by A. M. Jenkins _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).

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