What books are similar to Furia?

The 10 closest matches to Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez on ReadingList include Burn Down, Rise Up, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, All My Rage, Brownstone, and Everything We Never Had. Each is scored on shared themes, 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 Furia 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 Furia

If you liked Furia, read Burn Down, Rise Up, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, or All My Rage — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

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Looking for books like Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez? 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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Burn Down, Rise Upgrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universegrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
All My Ragegrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Brownstonegrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Firekeeper's Daughtergrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universegrades 9–12: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Last Night at the Telegraph Clubgrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Murder Among Friendsgrades 9–12: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Saints of the Householdgrades 9–12: Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Furia for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez · grades 4–7 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list).
A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s).
Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s).
Frizzy by Claribel Ortega · grades 4–5 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Furia for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez · grades 4–7 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list).
A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s).
Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
Ferris by Kate DiCamillo · grades 3–6 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list and the same era (2020s).
Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti · grades 3–6 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

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

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

Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s).
The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel by Meg Medina · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Furia?: The 10 closest matches to Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez on ReadingList include Burn Down, Rise Up, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, All My Rage, Brownstone, and Everything We Never Had. Each is scored on shared themes, 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 Furia 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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