What books are similar to Almost American Girl?

The 10 closest matches to Almost American Girl by Robin Ha on ReadingList include Clockwork Angel, Divergent, Everything, Everything, I'll Give You the Sun, and Incredible Doom. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 8–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Almost American Girl reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 8–12), 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 Almost American Girl

If you liked Almost American Girl, read Clockwork Angel, Divergent, or Everything, Everything — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

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Looking for books like Almost American Girl by Robin Ha? 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 8–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Clockwork Angelgrades 8–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Divergentgrades 8–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Everything, Everythinggrades 9–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
I'll Give You the Sungrades 9–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Incredible Doomgrades 8–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Megrades 8–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Scythegrades 7–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Fault in Our Stars850L: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Livinggrades 8–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12: Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Almost American Girl?: The 10 closest matches to Almost American Girl by Robin Ha on ReadingList include Clockwork Angel, Divergent, Everything, Everything, I'll Give You the Sun, and Incredible Doom. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 8–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Almost American Girl reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 8–12), 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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