# Books like Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet

**10** books similar to *Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet* by Goldy Moldavsky (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–5), 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

- [And Then, Boom!](https://readinglist.school/book/and-then-boom) by Lisa Fipps _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Buffalo Dreamer](https://readinglist.school/book/buffalo-dreamer) by Violet Duncan _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Pocket Bear](https://readinglist.school/book/pocket-bear) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Summer Vamp](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-vamp) by Violet Chan Karim _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [The Experiment](https://readinglist.school/book/the-experiment) by Rebecca Stead _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [Viewfinder](https://readinglist.school/book/viewfinder) by Christine D.U. Chung _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–5).
- [A Boy at War](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-at-war-a-novel-of-pearl-harbor) by Harry Mazer _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [A Year Down Yonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-year-down-yonder) by Richard Peck _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
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