What books are similar to The Second Summer of the Sisterhood?

The 10 closest matches to The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares on ReadingList include The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, All We Have Left, and Dairy Queen. Each is scored on shared themes (conduct of life, female friendship, and best friends), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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 Second Summer of the Sisterhood

If you liked The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, or Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares

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Looking for books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares (Realistic Fiction · grades 9–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of conduct of life, female friendship, and best friends. 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 9–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsgrades 7–10: Is by Ann Brashares, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10). Amazon → books like this →
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soulgrades 9–12: Shares themes of conduct of life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnesgrades 9–12: Shares themes of conduct of life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
All We Have Leftgrades 9–12: Shares themes of conduct of life and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Dairy Queengrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
My Sister's Keepergrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Perfect Chemistrygrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check & Mategrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Everything, Everythinggrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
I Must Betray Yougrades 9–12: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
No David! by David Shannon · grades K–3 — Shares themes of conduct of life and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
We Forgot Brock! by Carter Goodrich · grades K–3 — Shares themes of best friends and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of best friends and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of best friends and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Crash by Jerry Spinelli · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.
No David! by David Shannon · grades K–3 — Shares themes of conduct of life and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.

Books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of best friends and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Crash by Jerry Spinelli · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of conduct of life and both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Second Summer of the Sisterhood?: The 10 closest matches to The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares on ReadingList include The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, All We Have Left, and Dairy Queen. Each is scored on shared themes (conduct of life, female friendship, and best friends), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 9–12), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Second Summer of the Sisterhood reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 9–12), 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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