# Books like A Scar like a River

**10** books similar to *A Scar like a River* by Lisa Graff (Children's · grades 4–9), 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.

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## Similar books

- [Rewind](https://readinglist.school/book/rewind-graff) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Lisa Graff, the same author, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [A World Without Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-) by Paula Yoo _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Kin](https://readinglist.school/book/kin-rooted-in-hope) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [No Crystal Stair](https://readinglist.school/book/no-crystal-stair-a-documentary-novel-of-the-life-and-work-of-lewis-michaux-harle) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Photographic](https://readinglist.school/book/photographic-the-life-of-graciela-iturbide) by Isabel Quintero _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Remember Us](https://readinglist.school/book/remember-us) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Sunshine: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/sunshine) by Jarrett J. Krosoczka _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).

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