Books like Hurt Go Happy
Looking for books like Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby? 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 7–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Hurt Go Happy
1919 The Year That Changed AmericaMartin W. Sandler
A Corner of the UniverseAnn M. Martin- A Corner of WhiteJaclyn Moriarty
A Few Red DropsClaire Hartfield- A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)A. K. Duboff
A Long Walk to WaterLinda Sue Park · 720L
A Night DividedJennifer A. Nielsen- A Ray of LightWalter Wick
A Tale Dark and GrimmAdam Gidwitz- Abigail AdamsNatalie S. Bober
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Why each is a match
- 1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- A Corner of the Universegrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
- A Corner of Whitegrades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).
- A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- A Light in the Dark (Dark Stars Book 2)grades 5–12
- Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).
- A Long Walk to Water720L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
- A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
- A Ray of Lightgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2010s).
- A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2010s).
- Abigail Adamsgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2010s).