Books like Good Masters Sweet Ladies

If you liked Good Masters Sweet Ladies, read Dead End in Norvelt, Hello, Universe, or M.C. Higgins, the Great — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Good Masters Sweet Ladies by Laura Amy Schlitz? 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 Good Masters Sweet Ladies

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Dead End in Norveltgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Hello, Universe690L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
M.C. Higgins, the Greatgrades 4–9
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Moon Over Manifestgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
New Kidgrades 4–8
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
The Crossover750L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
The Girl Who Drank the Moongrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
The One and Only Ivan570L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
A Gathering of Daysgrades 3–7
Both on the Newbery Medal 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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