# Books like The Scarlet Letter

**10** books similar to *The Scarlet Letter* by Nathaniel Hawthorne (Historical Fiction · 1420L · grades 10–12), 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:** sin and guilt, public shame vs private conscience, Puritan society, identity and hypocrisy, womanhood
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## Similar books

- [A Tale of Two Cities](https://readinglist.school/book/a-tale-of-two-cities) by Charles Dickens _(1170L · Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the AP English Literature & Composition list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (1170L vs 1420L).
- [A Farewell to Arms](https://readinglist.school/book/a-farewell-to-arms) by Ernest Hemingway _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Billy Budd](https://readinglist.school/book/billy-budd) by Herman Melville _(Grades 11–12)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), 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)_ — Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [My Ántonia](https://readinglist.school/book/my-antonia) by Willa Cather _(1010L · Grades 10–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [All We Have Left](https://readinglist.school/book/all-we-have-left) by Wendy Mills _(Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Henry IV, Part 1](https://readinglist.school/book/henry-iv-part-1) by William Shakespeare _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Jude the Obscure](https://readinglist.school/book/jude-the-obscure) by Thomas Hardy _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).
- [Mansfield Park](https://readinglist.school/book/mansfield-park) by Jane Austen _(Grades 11–12)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).

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