Books like Stand Up, Yumi Chung

Looking for books like Stand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of identity, comedy, and family. 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.

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 Stand Up, Yumi Chung

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Why each is a match

Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Ghost Boys360L
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
So B. Itgrades 5–8
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Walk Two Moons770L
Shares themes of identity and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
Black Brother, Black Brothergrades 5–8
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of identity and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of identity and family and overlapping grades (3–6).

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