# Books like Falling Up

**10** books similar to *Falling Up* by Shel Silverstein (Poetry · grades 4–8), 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

- [Love That Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/love-that-dog) by Sharon Creech _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5)_ — Is by Shel Silverstein, the same author and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [A Game of Noctis](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-noctis) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Alone](https://readinglist.school/book/alone) by Megan E. Freeman _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M. T. Khan _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Between Two Brothers](https://readinglist.school/book/between-two-brothers) by Crystal Allen _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Boy 2.0](https://readinglist.school/book/boy-2-0) by Tracey Baptiste _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Code Name Kingfisher](https://readinglist.school/book/code-name-kingfisher) by Liz Kessler _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera](https://readinglist.school/book/evidence-john-snow-cholera) by Deborah Hopkinson _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).

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