Books like The Partition Project

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 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 Partition Project

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Why each is a match

Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Blended610L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of family and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Because of You, John Lewisgrades 3–5
Shares themes of history and identity and overlapping grades (3–5).
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and history and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaksgrades 6–8
Shares themes of identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Countdown to Yesterdaygrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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