Books like Beyond the Bright Sea

Looking for books like Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk? 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 Beyond the Bright Sea

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11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
A Corner of the Universegrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Dog Called Homelessgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2010s).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2010s).

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