# Books like Bad News for Outlaws

**10** books similar to *Bad News for Outlaws* by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, 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

- [Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)](https://readinglist.school/book/elijah-of-buxton) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Freewater](https://readinglist.school/book/freewater) by Amina Luqman-Dawson _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [New Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/new-kid) by Jerry Craft _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [P.S. Be Eleven](https://readinglist.school/book/ps-be-eleven) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Unspeakable](https://readinglist.school/book/unspeakable-the-tulsa-race-massacre) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Day of Tears](https://readinglist.school/book/day-of-tears) by Julius Lester _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s).
- [Please Write in this Book](https://readinglist.school/book/please-write-in-this-book) by Mary Amato _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [Remember](https://readinglist.school/book/remember-the-journey-to-school-integration) by Toni Morrison _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s).

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