# Books like A Long Walk to Water

**10** books similar to *A Long Walk to Water* by Linda Sue Park (Historical Fiction · 720L · grades 5–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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.

**Themes:** survival, perseverance, war, water access, hope
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## Similar books

- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of survival, war, and hope, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 720L).
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of war, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (680L vs 720L).
- [Allies](https://readinglist.school/book/allies) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of war, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and same genre (Historical Fiction).
- [Pax](https://readinglist.school/book/pax) by Sara Pennypacker _(760L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of war, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and a close reading level (760L vs 720L).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (800L vs 720L).
- [I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-1912) by Lauren Tarshis _(590L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (590L vs 720L).
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and a close reading level (700L vs 720L).
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of war, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and a close reading level (580L vs 720L).
- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 720L).
- [Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe](https://readinglist.school/book/smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-maybe) by Jo Watson Hackl _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of survival and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).

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