# Books like A Gathering of Days

**10** books similar to *A Gathering of Days* by Joan W. Blos (Children and death · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [A Story, a Story](https://readinglist.school/book/a-story-a-story) by Gail E. Haley _(Grades K–3)_ — Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
- [A Wizard of Earthsea](https://readinglist.school/book/a-wizard-of-earthsea) by Ursula K. Le Guin _(Grades 4–9)_ — Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).
- [Anno's Counting Book](https://readinglist.school/book/annos-alphabet) by Mitsumasa Anno _(Grades K–5)_ — Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1970s).
- [Ashanti to Zulu](https://readinglist.school/book/ashanti-to-zulu) by Margaret Musgrove _(Grades K–3)_ — Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
- [Blubber](https://readinglist.school/book/blubber) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–7)_ — Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1970s).
- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_ — Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (1970s).
- [Child of the Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/child-of-the-owl) by Laurence Yep _(Grades 4–9)_ — Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).
- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (1970s).
- [Duffy and the Devil](https://readinglist.school/book/duffy-and-the-devil) by Harve Zemach _(Grades K–3)_ — Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1970s).
- [How to Eat Fried Worms](https://readinglist.school/book/how-to-eat-fried-worms) by Thomas Rockwell _(Grades 3–6)_ — Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1970s).

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