Books like A Rover's Story

If you liked A Rover's Story, read Other Words for Home, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, or A Work in Progress — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to A Rover's Story

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Other Words for Home930L
Is by Jasmine Warga, the same author, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hallgrades 3–6
Is by Jasmine Warga, the same author, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Frizzygrades 4–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Little Monarchsgrades 4–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Swim Teamgrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Unspeakablegrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
When Stars Are Scatteredgrades 5–8
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like A Rover's Story for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • An American Story by Kwame Alexander · grades K–3 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond · grades K–4 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (K–4), and the same era (2020s).
  • Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso · grades 2–5 — Both on the Rhode Island Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).

Books like A Rover's Story for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein · grades 4–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Max and the Midknights by Lincoln Peirce · grades 3–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like A Rover's Story for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow · grades 6–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh · grades 6–8 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein · grades 4–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like A Rover's Story for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Chinese Menu by Grace Lin · grades 3–10 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2020s).
  • Root Magic by Eden Royce · grades 5–12 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (5–12), and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to A Rover's Story?
The 10 closest matches to A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga on ReadingList include Other Words for Home, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, A Work in Progress, Frizzy, and Little Monarchs. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like A Rover's Story reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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