Books like Tiger Eyes

If you liked Tiger Eyes, read Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, or American Born Chinese — the closest matches in our database, matched on reading level.

Looking for books like Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume (Young Adult Fiction · grades 4–8)? The 10 titles below 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Tiger Eyes

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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6
Is by Judy Blume, the same author and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Blubbergrades 4–7
Is by Judy Blume, the same author and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
American Born Chinese530L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Ender's Game780L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Long Way Down720L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Monster670L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–11). Amazon → books like this →
Never Thought I'd End Up Heregrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Sky's Endgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Speak690L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–10). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Tiger Eyes for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare · grades 3–7 — Same genre (YOUNG ADULT FICTION) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The First Part Last by Angela Johnson · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

Books like Tiger Eyes for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare · grades 3–7 — Same genre (YOUNG ADULT FICTION) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • The First Part Last by Angela Johnson · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

Books like Tiger Eyes for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Artifice by Sharon Cameron · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • Chaos Theory by Nic Stone · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • Come Home Safe by Brian G. Buckmire · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Tiger Eyes?
The 10 closest matches to Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume on ReadingList include Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, Blubber, American Born Chinese, Ender's Game, and Everything We Never Had. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Tiger Eyes reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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