Books like Amari and the Night Brothers

Looking for books like Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston (Fantasy · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of magic, family, and courage. 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 Amari and the Night Brothers

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Why each is a match

The Witching Windgrades 3–6
Shares themes of magic, family, and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Willa of the Woodgrades 4–7
Shares themes of family and courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (3–5).
Brick Dust and Bonesgrades 6–8
Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
Just a Pinch of Magicgrades 4–8
Shares themes of magic and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of magic, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).

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