Books like The Selection
Looking for books like The Selection by Kiera Cass (Dystopian Romance · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of class, choice, and love. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Selection
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë · 890L
DivergentVeronica Roth
Romiette and JulioSharon M. Draper
The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green · 850L
A Fate So ColdAmanda Foody
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare
A Streetcar Named DesireTennessee Williams
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens · 1170L
Divine RivalsRebecca Ross
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens · 1150L
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Why each is a match
- Jane Eyre890L
- Shares themes of class and love and overlapping grades (10–12).
- Divergentgrades 8–12
- Shares themes of choice and overlapping grades (8–12).
- Romiette and Juliogrades 7–10
- Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (7–10).
- The Fault in Our Stars850L
- Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (9–12).
- A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
- Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (7–12).
- A Midsummer Night's Dreamgrades 8–12
- Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (8–12).
- A Streetcar Named Desiregrades 11–12
- Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (11–12).
- A Tale of Two Cities1170L
- Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (9–12).
- Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12
- Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (9–12).
- Great Expectations1150L
- Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (9–12).