Books like Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .

Looking for books like Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . . by Jason Reynolds? 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.

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10 books similar to Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .

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Why each is a match

96 Milesgrades 6–8
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2020s).
A Bird Will Soargrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) 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).

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