Books like Matched

If you liked Matched, read Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, Refugee, or When Stars Are Scattered — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

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Looking for books like Matched by Ally Condie? 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Matched

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Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Refugee800L
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
When Stars Are Scatteredgrades 5–8
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Out of My Mind700L
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)740L
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
El Deafo420L
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Restart730L
Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Breathing Roomgrades 6–8
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
One for the Murphysgrades 6–8
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

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

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

  • Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs · grades 3–5 — Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
  • We Don’t Eat Our Classmates! by Ryan T. Higgins · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
  • Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea · grades 3–5 — Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list and the same era (2010s).
  • Wish by Barbara O'Connor · grades 3–5 — Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Matched?
The 10 closest matches to Matched by Ally Condie on ReadingList include Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie, Refugee, When Stars Are Scattered, Out of My Mind, and The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1). Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Matched reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), 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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