Books like Blackwater Swamp
Looking for books like Blackwater Swamp by Bill Wallace (Children's · grades 4–6)? 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.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Blackwater Swamp
- A Mouse Called WolfDick King-Smith
- Ajeemah and His SonJames Berry
- AlphabaticsSuse MacDonald
- Catherine, Called BirdyKaren Cushman
- Chicken SundayPatricia Polacco
- Chuck CloseRobert Storr
- Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
- Franklin Delano RooseveltRussell Freedman
- Goldengrove ; UnleavingJill Paton Walsh
- Home PlaceCrescent Dragonwagon
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Why each is a match
- A Mouse Called Wolfgrades 4–6
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- Ajeemah and His Songrades 4–9
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
- Alphabaticsgrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
- Catherine, Called Birdygrades 4–9
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
- Chicken Sundaygrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
- Chuck Closegrades 4–10
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
- Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
- Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
- Goldengrove ; Unleavinggrades 4–9
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
- Home Placegrades K–5
- Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).