Creech's other books (all but Pleasing the Ghost) are similar coming-of-age stories about thirteen-year-old girls, and all are set in the same time and place. The four girls have connections to each other in various ways, though these would not be considered series books. Creech has been praised for this ability to centralize one character's story while keeping her connected to others her age.

Other popular books about boarding schools include: Maizon at Blue Hill by Jacqueline Woodson, the Chalet School series by Elinor Brent-Dyer, The Small Rain and And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle, The Girls of Canby Hall series, and J.K.

Rowling's Harry Potter series. Also, A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett might be interesting to read alongside Bloomability since they both deal with multiculturalism.