Books like Collected Plays 2

If you liked Collected Plays 2, read Death and the King's Horseman, The Tempest, or A Doll's House — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Collected Plays 2 by Wole Soyinka (Drama · grades 11–12)? 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 11–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Collected Plays 2

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Death and the King's Horsemangrades 11–12
Is by Wole Soyinka, the same author, overlapping grades (11–12), and the same era (1970s). Amazon → books like this →
The Tempestgrades 9–12
Both on the Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695) list, same genre (Drama), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Doll's Housegrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Midsummer Night's Dreamgrades 8–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Raisin in the Sungrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Streetcar Named Desiregrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Antigonegrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Death of a Salesmangrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
Fencesgrades 9–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
King Leargrades 11–12
Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Collected Plays 2 for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Books like Collected Plays 2 for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Oedipus Rex by Sophocles · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Othello by William Shakespeare · grades 10–12 — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (10–12).
  • Our Town by Thornton Wilder · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Drama) and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Collected Plays 2?
The 10 closest matches to Collected Plays 2 by Wole Soyinka on ReadingList include Death and the King's Horseman, The Tempest, A Doll's House, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and A Raisin in the Sun. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 11–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Collected Plays 2 reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 11–12), 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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