Books like A Dog Called Homeless

Looking for books like A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean? 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 A Dog Called Homeless

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Why each is a match

11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
A Corner of the Universegrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2010s).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s).
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2010s).
Abductiongrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
After Ever Aftergrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).

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