What books are similar to Lovely War?

The 10 closest matches to Lovely War by Julie Berry on ReadingList include The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, Mapping the Bones, What Girls Are Made Of, Beneath the Wide Silk Sky, and The Blood Years. 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 Lovely War 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 Lovely War

If you liked Lovely War, read The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, Mapping the Bones, or What Girls Are Made Of — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry

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Looking for books like Lovely War by Julie Berry (Children's · grades 9–12)? 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 Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Placegrades 3–10: Is by Julie Berry, the same author, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10). Amazon → books like this →
Mapping the Bonesgrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
What Girls Are Made Ofgrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Beneath the Wide Silk Skygrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Blood Yearsgrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
The Blossom and the Fireflygrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
When You Look Like Usgrades 9–12: Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Crazygrades 9–12: Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Fourgrades 9–12: Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
New Moongrades 9–12: Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Lovely War for younger readers (K–2)

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

A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Green Place to be by Ashley Benham Yazdani · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Lovely War for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

A Band of Angels by Deborah Hopkinson · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Green Place to be by Ashley Benham Yazdani · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan · grades K–5 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Lovely War for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood · grades 3–7 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Millicent Min, Girl Genius (The Millicent Min Trilogy, Book 1) by Lisa Yee · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).
Milo by Alan Silberberg · grades 3–8 — Both on the Golden Kite Award list, same genre (Children's), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Lovely War?: The 10 closest matches to Lovely War by Julie Berry on ReadingList include The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place, Mapping the Bones, What Girls Are Made Of, Beneath the Wide Silk Sky, and The Blood Years. 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 Lovely War 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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