What books are similar to All We Have Left?

The 10 closest matches to All We Have Left by Wendy Mills on ReadingList include Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Salt to the Sea, The Fountains of Silence, Sweat, and What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky. Each is scored on shared themes (interpersonal relations, romance fiction, and conduct of life), 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 All We Have Left 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 All We Have Left

If you liked All We Have Left, read Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Salt to the Sea, or The Fountains of Silence — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher — shares interpersonal relations and conduct of life

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Looking for books like All We Have Left by Wendy Mills (Historical Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of interpersonal relations, romance fiction, and conduct of life. 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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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of interpersonal relations and conduct of life, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Salt to the Sea560L: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Fountains of Silencegrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Sweatgrades 11–12: Shares themes of interpersonal relations and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
What it Means When a Man Falls from the Skygrades 9–10: Shares themes of interpersonal relations and overlapping grades (9–10). Amazon → books like this →
Ironmangrades 9–12: Shares themes of interpersonal relations, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Private Peacefulgrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Torchgrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Farewell to Armsgrades 11–12: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Tale of Two Cities1170L: Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like All We Have Left for younger readers (K–2)

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

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis · 590L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life.
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
No David! by David Shannon · grades K–3 — Shares themes of conduct of life.
Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life.

Books like All We Have Left for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2010s).

Books like All We Have Left for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa Moss · grades 3–8 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park · 720L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2010s).
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2010s).

Books like All We Have Left for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–10).
Billy Budd by Herman Melville · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (9–10).
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul by Jack Canfield · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of conduct of life and overlapping grades (9–12).
Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (11–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to All We Have Left?: The 10 closest matches to All We Have Left by Wendy Mills on ReadingList include Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Salt to the Sea, The Fountains of Silence, Sweat, and What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky. Each is scored on shared themes (interpersonal relations, romance fiction, and conduct of life), 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 All We Have Left 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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