Books like A Gathering of Days

Looking for books like A Gathering of Days by Joan W. Blos (Children and death · grades 3–7)? 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 Gathering of Days

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A Story, a Storygrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
A Wizard of Earthseagrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).
Anno's Counting Bookgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1970s).
Ashanti to Zulugrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
Blubbergrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1970s).
Bridge to Terabithia810L
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (1970s).
Child of the Owlgrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).
Dragonwings870L
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (1970s).
Duffy and the Devilgrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
How to Eat Fried Wormsgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1970s).

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