# Books like Death in the Jungle

**10** books similar to *Death in the Jungle* by Candace Fleming (Children's · grades 4–10), 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

- [The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia](https://readinglist.school/book/the-family-romanov-murder-rebellion-and-the-fall-of-imperial-russia) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [The Lincolns](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lincolns-a-scrapbook-look-at-abraham-and-mary) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Candace Fleming, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [Most Dangerous](https://readinglist.school/book/most-dangerous-daniel-ellsberg-and-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war) by Steve Sheinkin _(Grades 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).
- [Promise Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/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).
- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2020s).
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Scar like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/a-scar-like-a-river) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).

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