Books like The Eyes and the Impossible

If you liked The Eyes and the Impossible, read The Lifters, All the Blues in the Sky, or Flora and Ulysses — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers? 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.

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10 books similar to The Eyes and the Impossible

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The Liftersgrades 3–8
Is by Dave Eggers, the same author and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Flora and Ulyssesgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Freewatergrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The First State of Beinggrades 6–8
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Last Cuentistagrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
When You Trap a Tigergrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Gathering of Daysgrades 3–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
A Single Shard920L
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades K–5
Both on the Newbery Medal list and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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