Books like Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam

If you liked Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam, read 96 Miles, A Million Ways Home, or Buddy — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnam

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96 Milesgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Buddygrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
Confetti Girlgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Fish in a Tree550L
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Ghost730L
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Ghost Boys360L
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Ghost Dog Secretsgrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
Ground Zerogrades 6–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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