Books like Behave Yourself, Bethany Brant

Looking for books like Behave Yourself, Bethany Brant by Patricia Beatty? 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 Behave Yourself, Bethany Brant

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Ender's Game780L
Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (1980s).
Hatchet1020L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).
Matilda840L
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1980s).
Number the Stars670L
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1980s).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (1980s).
Sarah, Plain and Tall660L
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (1980s).
Stone Fox550L
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (1980s).
Streams to the River, River to the Seagrades 6–9
Overlapping grades (6–9) and the same era (1980s).
The BFG720L
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1980s).
The Devil's Arithmetic730L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).

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