# Books like Child of the Owl

**10** books similar to *Child of the Owl* by Laurence Yep (Children's · grades 4–9), 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

- [Dragonwings](https://readinglist.school/book/dragonwings) by Laurence Yep _(870L · Grades 6–8)_ — Is by Laurence Yep, the same author, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [M.C. Higgins, the Great](https://readinglist.school/book/m-c-higgins-the-great) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Dark Is Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-is-rising) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Road from Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-road-from-home) by David Kherdian _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Tristan And Iseult](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-and-iseult) by Rosemary Sutcliff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Voyaging to Cathay](https://readinglist.school/book/voyaging-to-cathay) by Alfred H. Tamarin _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/a-drop-of-water-a-book-of-science-and-wonder) by Walter Wick _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [A Little Fear](https://readinglist.school/book/a-little-fear) by Patricia Wrightson _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [A Scar like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/a-scar-like-a-river) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).

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