What books are similar to Everything, Everything?

The 10 closest matches to Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon on ReadingList include The Sun is Also a Star, The Fault in Our Stars, Instructions for Dancing, Written in the Stars, and Divine Rivals. Each is scored on shared themes (chronically ill children, parent and teenager, and love), 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 Everything, Everything 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 Everything, Everything

If you liked Everything, Everything, read The Sun is Also a Star, The Fault in Our Stars, or Instructions for Dancing — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

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Looking for books like Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of chronically ill children, parent and teenager, and love. 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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The Sun is Also a Stargrades 9–12: Is by Nicola Yoon, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
The Fault in Our Stars850L: Shares themes of love, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Instructions for Dancinggrades 9–12: Is by Nicola Yoon, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Written in the Starsgrades 9–12: Shares themes of love, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12: Shares themes of love, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
I Must Betray Yougrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Divergentgrades 8–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Selectiongrades 7–12: Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
My Sister's Keepergrades 9–12: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Jane Eyre890L: Shares themes of love, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (10–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Everything, Everything for younger readers (K–2)

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

Chester by Mélanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Mr. Fox's Game of "No!" by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings · grades K–3 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Everything, Everything for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Ungifted by Gordon Korman · grades 5–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate · 570L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
Chester by Mélanie Watt · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Everything, Everything for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Ungifted by Gordon Korman · grades 5–8 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate · 570L — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Everything, Everything for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo · 800L — Both on the Oregon Reader's Choice Award (ORCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s).
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston · 1080L — Shares themes of love, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (10–12).
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of love, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (9–12).

Common questions

What books are similar to Everything, Everything?: The 10 closest matches to Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon on ReadingList include The Sun is Also a Star, The Fault in Our Stars, Instructions for Dancing, Written in the Stars, and Divine Rivals. Each is scored on shared themes (chronically ill children, parent and teenager, and love), 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 Everything, Everything 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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