# Books like The Thing About Leftovers

**10** books similar to *The Thing About Leftovers* by C.C. Payne (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–7), 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:** divorce, family, belonging
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## Similar books

- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie](https://readinglist.school/book/drums-girls-and-dangerous-pie) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Other Words for Home](https://readinglist.school/book/other-words-for-home) by Jasmine Warga _(930L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and belonging and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Stuck in Neutral](https://readinglist.school/book/stuck-in-neutral) by Terry Trueman _(Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street](https://readinglist.school/book/the-vanderbeekers-of-141st-street) by Karina Yan Glaser _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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