What books are similar to Written in the Stars?

The 10 closest matches to Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed on ReadingList include Everything, Everything, Romiette and Julio, What If It's Us, Perfect Chemistry, and The Fault in Our Stars. Each is scored on shared themes (forced marriage, love, and dating (social customs)), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Written in the Stars reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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.

Books like Written in the Stars

If you liked Written in the Stars, read Everything, Everything, Romiette and Julio, or What If It's Us — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of forced marriage, love, and dating (social customs). 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.

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Everything, Everythinggrades 9–12: Shares themes of love, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Romiette and Juliogrades 7–10: Shares themes of love, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon → books like this →
What If It's Usgrades 9–12: Shares themes of dating (social customs), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Perfect Chemistrygrades 9–12: Shares themes of dating (social customs), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Fault in Our Stars850L: Shares themes of love, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Sudden Silencegrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Summer to Diegrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Aftergrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Armageddon Summergrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Badgrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Written in the Stars for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Drawn Together by Minh Le · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Poor Louie by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Press Here by Hervé Tullet · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like Written in the Stars for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed · grades 5–8 — Is by Aisha Saeed, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Drawn Together by Minh Le · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Poor Louie by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Written in the Stars for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed · grades 5–8 — Is by Aisha Saeed, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Partridge · grades 6–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart · grades 6–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Written in the Stars for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Breaking Boxes by A. M. Jenkins · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Ironman by Chris Crutcher · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Written in the Stars?: The 10 closest matches to Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed on ReadingList include Everything, Everything, Romiette and Julio, What If It's Us, Perfect Chemistry, and The Fault in Our Stars. Each is scored on shared themes (forced marriage, love, and dating (social customs)), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Written in the Stars reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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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