Books like Boy 2.0

Looking for books like Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of identity, family, and adventure. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Boy 2.0

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Why each is a match

Groundedgrades 4–8
Shares themes of identity and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7
Shares themes of identity, family, and adventure and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Firefly Summergrades 3–7
Shares themes of family and belonging, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
The One and Only Rubygrades 2–5
Shares themes of family and belonging, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Partition Projectgrades 4–8
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
The Wrong Way Homegrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and belonging, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Blended610L
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Mr. Popper's Penguins910L
Shares themes of family and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Other Words for Home930L
Shares themes of identity, family, and belonging and overlapping grades (4–7).

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