Books like The Tempest

Looking for books like The Tempest by William Shakespeare (Drama · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of power, forgiveness, and colonialism. 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Tempest

Why each is a match

Anthem880L
Shares themes of power and freedom and overlapping grades (8–12).
King Leargrades 11–12
Shares themes of power, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (11–12).
A Doll's Housegrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12).
A Midsummer Night's Dreamgrades 8–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (8–12).
A Raisin in the Sungrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
A Streetcar Named Desiregrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12).
Antigonegrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
Chains780L
Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (5–9).
Death of a Salesmangrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12).
Fencesgrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).

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