Books like Gaither Sisters Trilogy Collection

If you liked Gaither Sisters Trilogy Collection, read A Few Red Drops, Brown Girl Dreaming, or Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold) — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Gaither Sisters Trilogy Collection by Rita Williams-Garcia? 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.

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10 books similar to Gaither Sisters Trilogy Collection

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A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Brown Girl Dreaming990L
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic Gold)grades 5–8
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Hand in Handgrades 4–8
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Heart and Soulgrades 4–8
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
New Kidgrades 4–8
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
One Crazy Summer750L
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
P.S. Be Elevengrades 5–8
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Piecing Me Togethergrades 7–12
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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