Books like Arrow to the Sun

Looking for books like Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (Juvenile Fiction · grades K–3)? 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 Arrow to the Sun

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Why each is a match

A Story, a Storygrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
Cornrowsgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
Duffy and the Devilgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
M.C. Higgins, the Greatgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1970s).
Noah's Arkgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
One Fine Daygrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
The Funny Little Womangrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horsesgrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1970s).
A Tree Is Nicegrades K–3
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

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