Books like Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Looking for books like Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina (Middle Grade Fiction · 700L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, social class, and identity. The 10 titlesbelow 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.

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10 books similar to Merci Suárez Changes Gears

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Why each is a match

Blended610L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (610L vs 700L).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 700L).
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 700L).
Restart730L
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (730L vs 700L).
The Wild Robot740L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (740L vs 700L).
The Crossover750L
Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
The Partition Projectgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Ramona the Pest750L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
The Outsiders750L
Shares themes of family and identity and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).

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