Books like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Looking for books like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Literary Fiction · 1090L · grades 8–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of disability, family, and independence. 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 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Why each is a match

The Pearl1010L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (1010L vs 1090L).
Purple Hibiscus920L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (920L vs 1090L).
The Secret Life of Bees840L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (840L vs 1090L).
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (5–8).
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Joy Luck Club930L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (930L vs 1090L).
Flowers for Algernon910L
Shares themes of disability, same genre (Literary Fiction), and a close reading level (910L vs 1090L).
The Color Purple670L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Literary Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12).
Of Mice and Men630L
Shares themes of disability, same genre (Literary Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–11).
How to Survive Your Murdergrades 9–12
Shares themes of family and mystery and overlapping grades (9–12).

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