Books like Moon Over Manifest

If you liked Moon Over Manifest, read Dead End in Norvelt, Hello, Universe, or Merci Suárez Changes Gears — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

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Looking for books like Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Moon Over Manifest

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Dead End in Norveltgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Hello, Universe690L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
New Kidgrades 4–8
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Crossover750L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Girl Who Drank the Moongrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The One and Only Ivan570L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Gathering of Daysgrades 3–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
A Single Shard920L
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Wrinkle in Time740L
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (5–7). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Moon Over Manifest?
The 10 closest matches to Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool on ReadingList include Dead End in Norvelt, Hello, Universe, Merci Suárez Changes Gears, New Kid, and The Crossover. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Moon Over Manifest reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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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