# Books like An American Plague

**10** books similar to *An American Plague* by Jim Murphy, 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

- [The Boy's War](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boys-war-confederate-and-union-soldiers-talk-about-the-civil-war) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Jim Murphy, the same author and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [The Long Road to Gettysburg](https://readinglist.school/book/the-long-road-to-gettysburg) by Jim Murphy _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Jim Murphy, the same author and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Almost Astronauts](https://readinglist.school/book/almost-astronauts) by Tanya Lee Stone _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [Black Potatoes](https://readinglist.school/book/black-potatoes) by Susan Campbell Bartoletti _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon](https://readinglist.school/book/bomb) by Steve Sheinkin _(920L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [Kakapo Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/kakapo-rescue) by Sy Montgomery _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [March Book Three](https://readinglist.school/book/march-book-three) by John Lewis _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Girl Who Drew Butterflies](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-drew-butterflies) by Joyce Sidman _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Voice That Challenged a Nation](https://readinglist.school/book/the-voice-that-challenged-a-nation) by Russell Freedman _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2010s).
- [The Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wall-peter-sis) by Peter Sís _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).

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