Books like The House on Mango Street

Looking for books like The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Coming-of-Age Fiction · 870L · grades 7–10)? It’s most often read for its themes of identity, poverty, and Chicano/Latina experience. 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 House on Mango Street

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Why each is a match

The Poet X800L
Shares themes of identity and writing and voice and a close reading level (800L vs 870L).
Black Boy950L
Shares themes of identity and poverty and a close reading level (950L vs 870L).
The Color Purple670L
Shares themes of identity and poverty and a close reading level (670L vs 870L).
The Joy Luck Club930L
Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (930L vs 870L).
Pygmaliongrades 9–12
Shares themes of identity and gender and overlapping grades (9–12).
Anthem880L
Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (880L vs 870L).
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (880L vs 870L).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (890L vs 870L).
Jane Eyre890L
Shares themes of gender and a close reading level (890L vs 870L).
Flowers for Algernon910L
Shares themes of identity and a close reading level (910L vs 870L).

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