What books are similar to Death in the Jungle?

The 10 closest matches to Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming on ReadingList include The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, The Lincolns, Most Dangerous, Traction Man Is Here!, and A Scar like a River. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Death in the Jungle reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–10), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Death in the Jungle

If you liked Death in the Jungle, read The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, The Lincolns, or Most Dangerous — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming (Children's · grades 4–10)? 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–10 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russiagrades 4–10: Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's). Amazon → books like this →
The Lincolnsgrades 4–10: Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's). Amazon → books like this →
Most Dangerousgrades 4–10: Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →
Traction Man Is Here!grades K–5: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
A Scar like a Rivergrades 4–9: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
A Sitting in St. Jamesgrades 4–9: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9). Amazon → books like this →
A World Without Summergrades 4–10: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →
Bubble Troublegrades K–5: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →
From a Whisper to a Rallying Crygrades 4–10: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10). Amazon → books like this →
I Know How to Draw an Owlgrades K–5: Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Death in the Jungle for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Leaf Man Board Book by Lois Ehlert · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Navigating Night by Julie Leung · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
When You Can Swim by Jack Wong · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like Death in the Jungle for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Is It Real?: The Loch Ness Monster by Candace Fleming · grades 4–5 — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and overlapping grades (4–5).
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).
Kin by Carole Boston Weatherford · grades 4–9 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
Leaf Man Board Book by Lois Ehlert · grades K–5 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (K–5).

Books like Death in the Jungle for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Kin by Carole Boston Weatherford · grades 4–9 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · grades 4–9 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
Photographic by Isabel Quintero · grades 4–10 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Promise Boys by Nick Brooks · grades 3–10 — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (3–10).

Books like Death in the Jungle for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming · grades 4–10 — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (9–12).
Kin by Carole Boston Weatherford · grades 4–9 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson · grades 4–9 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
Photographic by Isabel Quintero · grades 4–10 — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).

Common questions

What books are similar to Death in the Jungle?: The 10 closest matches to Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming on ReadingList include The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, The Lincolns, Most Dangerous, Traction Man Is Here!, and A Scar like a River. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–10), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Death in the Jungle reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–10), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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