# Books like Wonder

**10** books similar to *Wonder* by R.J. Palacio (Middle Grade Fiction · 790L · grades 3–7), 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:** facial difference, kindness, bullying, family, friendship
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/wonder
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## Similar books

- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 790L).
- [Hello, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-universe) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(690L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (690L vs 790L).
- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (920L vs 790L).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (550L vs 790L).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of family and empathy and a close reading level (800L vs 790L).
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (760L vs 790L).
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 790L).
- [The Cricket in Times Square](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cricket-in-times-square) by George Selden _(780L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (780L vs 790L).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of family and friendship and a close reading level (770L vs 790L).
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of bullying and friendship and a close reading level (760L vs 790L).

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