Books like Dear Martin

If you liked Dear Martin, read Ace of Spades, After the Snow, or Beautiful Creatures: The Manga (A Graphic Novel) — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Young Adult · grades 9–12)? 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.

10 books similar to Dear Martin

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Ace of Spadesgrades 9–12
Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
After the Snowgrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Beautiful Creatures: The Manga (A Graphic Novel)grades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Because You'll Never Meet Megrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Belle Époquegrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Blood Water Paintgrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Charm & Strangegrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockeygrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Convictiongrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →
Crossing the Tracksgrades 9–12
Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Dear Martin for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Between Shades Of Gray by Ruta Sepetys · grades 4–9 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s).
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi · grades 5–12 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Ash by Malinda Lo · grades 5–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell · grades 4–9 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s).
  • Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Jo Anne Walton · grades 5–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Dear Martin for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Between Shades Of Gray by Ruta Sepetys · grades 4–9 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s).
  • Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi · grades 5–12 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Ash by Malinda Lo · grades 5–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Divergent by Veronica Roth · grades 8–12 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list, overlapping grades (8–12), and the same era (2010s).
  • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell · grades 4–9 — Both on the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Dear Martin for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram · grades 9–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Devils Within by S. F. Henson · grades 9–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos · grades 9–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Frankly in Love by David Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12).
  • Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero · grades 9–12 — Both on the William C. Morris YA Debut Award list, same genre (Young Adult), and overlapping grades (9–12).

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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