Books like The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
Looking for books like The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin? 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 Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
- A Life in the WildPamela S. Turner
- A Mango-Shaped SpaceWendy Mass
A Single ShardLinda Sue Park · 920L
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- Ashley BryanAshley Bryan
Bad News for OutlawsVaunda Micheaux Nelson- Bucking the SargeChristopher Paul Curtis
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson · 780L
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Why each is a match
- A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- A Mango-Shaped Spacegrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- A Single Shard920L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- American Born Chinese530L
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
- An American Plaguegrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- Ashley Bryangrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).
- Bucking the Sargegrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (2000s).
- Chains780L
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2000s).