Comparison
Holes vs Out of My Mind
How Holes by Louis Sachar and Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Drapercompare on reading level, grade placement, curriculum overlap, and shared themes — derived from primary-source citations on each book’s ReadingList page.
Holes
Louis Sachar
- Lexile
- 660L
- Grades
- 4–7
- Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 233
- Genre
- Middle Grade Fiction
Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper
- Lexile
- 700L
- Grades
- 4–7
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 295
- Genre
- Middle Grade Fiction
At a glance
- Lexile differential
- 40L (Holes: 660L · Out of My Mind: 700L)
- Grade-range overlap
- Grades 4–7
- Year-of-publication gap
- 12 years (1998 vs 2010)
- Page-count gap
- 62 pages (233 vs 295)
- Shared curricula
- 20 of 89
- Shared themes
- 1 of 9
Reading-level difference
The 40-point Lexile gap puts Out of My Mind roughly in the same reading-difficulty tier as Holes. Lexile differences below 50L typically reflect equivalent decoding load (sentence length + word frequency); differences above 200L cross developmental reading-band boundaries. More on how Lexile measures work →
Curriculum overlap
Both books appear in 20 shared curriculum frameworks:
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Common Core State Standards (ELA)
- Volunteer State Book Award
- Volunteer State Book Award
- Volunteer State Book Award
- Volunteer State Book Award
- Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award
- Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
- North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
- North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
- North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
Themes
Shared
friendship
Only Holes
fate vs choice · justice · family legacy · racial history
Only Out of My Mind
disability · inclusion · intelligence · family
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Holes
Louis Sachar
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Out of My Mind
Sharon M. Draper
Where to find this book
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Other formats on Amazon: Kindle · Audiobook
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