Books like How I Live Now

If you liked How I Live Now, read American Born Chinese, Going Bovine, or Jellicoe Road — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff? 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.

10 books similar to How I Live Now

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American Born Chinese530L
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Going Bovinegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Jellicoe Roadgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Looking for Alaskagrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
The White Darknessgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
All My Ragegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Bone Gapgrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Brownstonegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Diggrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Everything Sad Is Untruegrades 9–12
Both on the Michael L. Printz Award list and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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