Books like My Ántonia

Looking for books like My Ántonia by Willa Cather (Historical Fiction · 1010L · grades 10–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of immigration, frontier, and memory. 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 My Ántonia

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Why each is a match

The Kite Runner840L
Shares themes of immigration and friendship and a close reading level (840L vs 1010L).
The Book Thief730L
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).
The Maze Runnergrades 7–12
Shares themes of memory and friendship and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Joy Luck Club930L
Shares themes of immigration and a close reading level (930L vs 1010L).
Flowers for Algernon910L
Shares themes of friendship and a close reading level (910L vs 1010L).
The Things They Carried880L
Shares themes of memory and a close reading level (880L vs 1010L).
A Tale of Two Cities1170L
Same genre (Historical Fiction) and a close reading level (1170L vs 1010L).
The Perks of Being a Wallflower720L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (9–12).
Of Mice and Men630L
Shares themes of friendship and overlapping grades (8–11).
The Scarlet Letter1420L
Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (10–12).

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