What books are similar to Look Both Ways?

The 10 closest matches to Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds on ReadingList include Ghost, As Brave As You, Saving Shiloh, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Mystery of the Monarchs. Each is scored on shared themes (community, childhood, and connection), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Look Both Ways reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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 Look Both Ways

If you liked Look Both Ways, read Ghost, As Brave As You, or Saving Shiloh — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Ghost by Jason Reynolds

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Looking for books like Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of community, childhood, and connection. The 10 titles below 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

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Ghost730L: Is by Jason Reynolds, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
As Brave As Yougrades 4–7: Is by Jason Reynolds, the same author, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Saving Shilohgrades 4–7: Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer950L: Shares themes of childhood and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Mystery of the Monarchsgrades 4–8: Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Streetgrades 3–6: Shares themes of community, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ender's Game780L: Shares themes of childhood and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
The Labors of Hercules Bealgrades 3–7: Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
You Are Here: Connecting Flightsgrades 3–6: Shares themes of community, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Wishtree590L: Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Look Both Ways for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

I'm the King of the Castle by Susan Hill · grades 9–10 — Shares themes of childhood and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Beloved by Toni Morrison · 870L — Shares themes of community.
Our Town by Thornton Wilder · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of community.

Common questions

What books are similar to Look Both Ways?: The 10 closest matches to Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds on ReadingList include Ghost, As Brave As You, Saving Shiloh, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Mystery of the Monarchs. Each is scored on shared themes (community, childhood, and connection), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 5–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Look Both Ways reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 5–8), 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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