Books like Under the Same Stars

If you liked Under the Same Stars, read His Face Is the Sun, Long Way Down, or This Book Won't Burn — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray (Young Adult Fiction · grades 9–12)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 Under the Same Stars

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His Face Is the Sungrades 9–12
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Long Way Down720L
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
This Book Won't Burngrades 9–12
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Where Wolves Don't Diegrades 9–12
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
American Born Chinese530L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
Ender's Game780L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →
Four for the Roadgrades 9–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon →
Monster670L
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–11). Amazon →
Never Thought I'd End Up Heregrades 7–12
Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon →

Books like Under the Same Stars for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Books like Under the Same Stars for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson · 690L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–10).
  • Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush by Virginia Hamilton · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).
  • The First Part Last by Angela Johnson · grades 4–8 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction).

Books like Under the Same Stars for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson · 690L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (8–10).
  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green · 850L — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • The Forbidden Book by Sacha Lamb · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).

Book data last updated 2026-07-02. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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