What books are similar to The Diary of a Young Girl?

The 10 closest matches to The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank on ReadingList include Salt to the Sea, Night, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and The Book Thief. Each is scored on shared themes (Holocaust, coming of age, and hope), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 7–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Diary of a Young Girl reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 7–10), 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 The Diary of a Young Girl

If you liked The Diary of a Young Girl, read Salt to the Sea, Night, or To Kill a Mockingbird — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys — shares Holocaust and hope

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Looking for books like The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Memoir · 1080L · grades 7–10)? It’s most often read for its themes of Holocaust, coming of age, and hope. 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 7–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

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Salt to the Sea560L: Shares themes of Holocaust and hope and overlapping grades (8–12). Amazon → books like this →
Night590L: Shares themes of Holocaust, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Memoir). Amazon → books like this →
To Kill a Mockingbird870L: Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (870L vs 1080L). Amazon → books like this →
Little Women1300L: Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (1300L vs 1080L). Amazon → books like this →
The Book Thief730L: Shares themes of Holocaust, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (8–11). Amazon → books like this →
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian600L: Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon → books like this →
Romeo and Julietgrades 8–10: Shares themes of family conflict, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (8–10). Amazon → books like this →
Black Boy950L: Both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, same genre (Memoir), and a close reading level (950L vs 1080L). Amazon → books like this →
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)830L: Same genre (Memoir) and a close reading level (830L vs 1080L). Amazon → books like this →
American Born Chinese530L: Shares themes of coming of age and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to The Diary of a Young Girl?: The 10 closest matches to The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank on ReadingList include Salt to the Sea, Night, To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, and The Book Thief. Each is scored on shared themes (Holocaust, coming of age, and hope), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 7–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Diary of a Young Girl reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 7–10), 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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