# Books like A Time of Troubles

**10** books similar to *A Time of Troubles* by Pieter Van Raven (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–9), 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.

**Themes:** depressions, migrant labor, donna harsh collection, depressions, fiction
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## Similar books

- [Two Suns in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/two-suns-in-the-sky) by Miriam Bat-Ami _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10).
- [The Honorable Prison](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honorable-prison) by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10).
- [Worth](https://readinglist.school/book/worth) by A. LaFaye _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [101 Ways to Bug Your Parents](https://readinglist.school/book/101-ways-to-bug-your-parents) by Lee Wardlaw _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Attaboy, Sam!](https://readinglist.school/book/attaboy-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Blues for an Alabama Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/blues-for-an-alabama-sky) by Pearl Cleage _(Grades 9–10)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (9–10), and the same era (1990s).
- [Drive-By](https://readinglist.school/book/drive-by) by Lynne Ewing _(Grades 3–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [Flying Solo](https://readinglist.school/book/flying-solo) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Lawn Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/lawn-boy) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (1990s).

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