What books are similar to The Partition Project?

The 10 closest matches to The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi on ReadingList include Not Nothing, Boy 2.0, Between Two Brothers, Puzzleheart, and The Wrong Way Home. Each is scored on shared themes (family, history, and identity), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Partition Project reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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 Partition Project

If you liked The Partition Project, read Not Nothing, Boy 2.0, or Between Two Brothers — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Not Nothing by Gayle Forman — shares history

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Looking for books like The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, history, and identity. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Not Nothinggrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Boy 2.0grades 4–8: Shares themes of family and identity, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Puzzleheartgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
The Wrong Way Homegrades 4–8: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8: Shares themes of family and history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Mid-Airgrades 5–8: Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Popcorngrades 4–8: Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Saving Sunshinegrades 4–8: Is by Saadia Faruqi, the same author, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Partition Project for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio · 790L — Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E. Barone · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Grounded by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Partition Project for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio · 790L — Shares themes of family, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E. Barone · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien by John Hendrix · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

Books like The Partition Project for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history and identity.
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.
Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.
Shut Up, This Is Serious by Carolina Ixta · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family and identity.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Partition Project?: The 10 closest matches to The Partition Project by Saadia Faruqi on ReadingList include Not Nothing, Boy 2.0, Between Two Brothers, Puzzleheart, and The Wrong Way Home. Each is scored on shared themes (family, history, and identity), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Partition Project reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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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