Books like Saints of the Household

If you liked Saints of the Household, read Shut Up, This Is Serious, Under the Mesquite, or Burn Down, Rise Up — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta

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Looking for books like Saints of the Household by Ari Tison? 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.

10 books similar to Saints of the Household

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Shut Up, This Is Seriousgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Under the Mesquitegrades 7–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
Burn Down, Rise Upgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Furiagrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universegrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novelgrades 9–12
Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Ace of Spadesgrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Aisle Ninegrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
All the Fighting Partsgrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
All the Noise at Oncegrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Saints of the Household for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Frizzy by Claribel Ortega · grades 4–5 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti · grades 3–6 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like Saints of the Household for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Lola by Karla Arenas Valenti · grades 3–6 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Mexikid by Pedro Martín · grades 6–8 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera · grades 4–7 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Saints of the Household?
The 10 closest matches to Saints of the Household by Ari Tison on ReadingList include Shut Up, This Is Serious, Under the Mesquite, Burn Down, Rise Up, Furia, and How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe. 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 Saints of the Household 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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