Books like A Long Hard Journey

Looking for books like A Long Hard Journey by Pat McKissack (African Americans · grades 4–8)? 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 Long Hard Journey

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Why each is a match

A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1980s).
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglassgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1980s).
After the Dancing Daysgrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1980s).
Anno's Medieval Worldgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Anthony Burnsgrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
Auks, Rocks, and the Odd Dinosaurgrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
Behave Yourself, Bethany Brantgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).
Behind Barbed Wiregrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
C.L.O.U.D.S.grades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).

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