What books are similar to Sold?

The 10 closest matches to Sold by Patricia McCormick on ReadingList include Uglies, A Taste of Honey, Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, Daughter of the Stars, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Each is scored on shared themes (families, teenage girls, and friendship), 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 Sold 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.

Books like Sold

If you liked Sold, read Uglies, A Taste of Honey, or Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld — shares teenage girls and friendship

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Looking for books like Sold by Patricia McCormick (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of families, teenage girls, and friendship. 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.

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Ugliesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of teenage girls and friendship and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
A Taste of Honeygrades 9–10: Shares themes of teenage girls, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–10). Amazon → books like this →
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogginggrades 9–12: Shares themes of teenage girls and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Daughter of the Starsgrades 9–12: Shares themes of families and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave1080L: Shares themes of slavery and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Aftergrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Define "Normal"grades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Shattering Glassgrades 9–12: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Breaking Boxesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of friendship, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Izzy, Willy-Nillygrades 9–12: Shares themes of friendship, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Sold for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Poor Louie by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Shares themes of families, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron · grades 2–3 — Shares themes of families and friendship and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
They Were Strong and Good by Robert Lawson · grades 1–4 — Shares themes of families.

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

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

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of slavery, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Sergeant Reckless by Patricia McCormick · grades 3–8 — Is by Patricia McCormick, the same author and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of families and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Poor Louie by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Shares themes of families, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron · grades 2–3 — Shares themes of families and friendship and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like Sold for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of slavery, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Sergeant Reckless by Patricia McCormick · grades 3–8 — Is by Patricia McCormick, the same author and both on the California Young Reader Medal list.
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of families and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Ava and Pip by Carol Weston · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of families and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of families and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Sold?: The 10 closest matches to Sold by Patricia McCormick on ReadingList include Uglies, A Taste of Honey, Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging, Daughter of the Stars, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Each is scored on shared themes (families, teenage girls, and friendship), 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 Sold 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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