Books like Forever Is Now
Looking for books like Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington? 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 8–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Forever Is Now
96 MilesJ. L. Esplin- A Conspiracy of KingsMegan Whalen Turner
A Fate So ColdAmanda Foody
A First Time for EverythingDan Santat- A Game of Fox & SquirrelsJenn Reese
- A Scar like a RiverLisa Graff
- A Sea of Lemon TreesMaría Dolores Águila
- A Sitting in St. JamesRita Williams-Garcia
- A Snake Falls to EarthDarcie Little Badger
A Work in ProgressJarrett Lerner
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Why each is a match
- 96 Milesgrades 6–8
- Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2020s).
- A Conspiracy of Kingsgrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2020s).
- A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2020s).
- A First Time for Everythinggrades 4–8
- Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).
- A Game of Fox & Squirrelsgrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2020s).
- A Scar like a Rivergrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (2020s).
- A Sea of Lemon Treesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2020s).
- A Sitting in St. Jamesgrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (2020s).
- A Snake Falls to Earthgrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2020s).
- A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
- Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (2020s).