# Books like The City Under the Back Steps

**10** books similar to *The City Under the Back Steps* by Evelyn Sibley Lampman (Children's Fiction · grades 4–8), 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

- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Children's Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Children's Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Children's Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [11 Birthdays](https://readinglist.school/book/11-birthdays) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [A Bundle of Sticks](https://readinglist.school/book/a-bundle-of-sticks) by Pat Mauser McCord _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [A Smart Kid Like You](https://readinglist.school/book/a-smart-kid-like-you) by Stella Pevsner _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Bones on Black Spruce Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/bones-on-black-spruce-mountain) by David Budbill _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Bunnicula](https://readinglist.school/book/bunnicula) by Deborah Howe _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–6).

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