# Books like Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

**10** books similar to *Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie* by Jordan Sonnenblick (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9), 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:** family, illness, music
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## Similar books

- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and music and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Crenshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/crenshaw) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and music and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Front Desk](https://readinglist.school/book/front-desk) by Kelly Yang _(640L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Ghost Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-boys) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(360L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Mick Harte Was Here](https://readinglist.school/book/mick-harte-was-here) by Barbara Park _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) by Sharon M. Draper _(Grades 7–10)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [Hope in the Valley](https://readinglist.school/book/hope-in-the-valley) by Mitali Perkins _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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