# Books like Countdown to Yesterday

**10** books similar to *Countdown to Yesterday* by Shirley Marr (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–6), matched on shared themes, 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.

**Themes:** friendship, change, family
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## Similar books

- [Operation Final Notice](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-final-notice) by Matthew Landis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Roll for Initiative](https://readinglist.school/book/roll-for-initiative) by Jaime Formato _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [When Sea Becomes Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/when-sea-becomes-sky) by Gillian McDunn _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of change and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

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