Books like The Selection

Looking for books like The Selection by Kiera Cass (Dystopian Romance · grades 7–12)? It’s most often read for its themes of class, choice, and love. 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Selection

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Why each is a match

Jane Eyre890L
Shares themes of class and love and overlapping grades (10–12).
Divergentgrades 8–12
Shares themes of choice and overlapping grades (8–12).
Romiette and Juliogrades 7–10
Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (7–10).
The Fault in Our Stars850L
Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (9–12).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (7–12).
A Midsummer Night's Dreamgrades 8–12
Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (8–12).
A Streetcar Named Desiregrades 11–12
Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (11–12).
A Tale of Two Cities1170L
Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (9–12).
Class Actgrades 4–8
Shares themes of class and overlapping grades (4–8).
Divine Rivalsgrades 9–12
Shares themes of love and overlapping grades (9–12).

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