Books like Child of the Owl

Looking for books like Child of the Owl by Laurence Yep (Children's · grades 4–9)? 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 Child of the Owl

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Why each is a match

A Wizard of Earthseagrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1970s).
Anno's Counting Bookgrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1970s).
The Girl who Cried Flowers, and Other Talesgrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1970s).
The Road from Homegrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1970s).
Voyaging to Cathaygrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1970s).
"Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kategrades K–5
Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (K–5).
A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–10).
A Racecourse for Andygrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–9).
A Ray of Lightgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's) and overlapping grades (4–10).

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