# Books like To Kill a Mockingbird

**10** books similar to *To Kill a Mockingbird* by Harper Lee (Literary Fiction · 870L · grades 7–10), 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:** racial injustice, moral courage, childhood innocence, justice, coming of age
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## Similar books

- [The Secret Life of Bees](https://readinglist.school/book/the-secret-life-of-bees) by Sue Monk Kidd _(840L · Grades 9–11)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (840L vs 870L).
- [Purple Hibiscus](https://readinglist.school/book/purple-hibiscus) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie _(920L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (920L vs 870L).
- [A Lesson Before Dying](https://readinglist.school/book/a-lesson-before-dying) by Ernest J. Gaines _(750L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of racial injustice, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 870L).
- [Flowers for Algernon](https://readinglist.school/book/flowers-for-algernon) by Daniel Keyes _(910L · Grades 8–11)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction), a close reading level (910L vs 870L), and the same era (1960s).
- [The Fault in Our Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fault-in-our-stars) by John Green _(850L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (850L vs 870L).
- [The Witch of Blackbird Pond](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witch-of-blackbird-pond) by Elizabeth George Speare _(850L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age and a close reading level (850L vs 870L).
- [Things Fall Apart](https://readinglist.school/book/things-fall-apart) by Chinua Achebe _(890L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (890L vs 870L).
- [The Kite Runner](https://readinglist.school/book/the-kite-runner) by Khaled Hosseini _(840L · Grades 10–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (840L vs 870L).
- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12)_ — Same genre (Literary Fiction) and a close reading level (830L vs 870L).
- [Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-of-thunder-hear-my-cry) by Mildred D. Taylor _(920L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of racial injustice and a close reading level (920L vs 870L).

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