# Books like Growing Home

**10** books similar to *Growing Home* by Beth Ferry (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 3–5), 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:** friendship, family, perseverance
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/growing-home
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## Similar books

- [Curveball](https://readinglist.school/book/curveball) by Pablo Cartaya _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship, family, and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Just a Pinch of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/just-a-pinch-of-magic) by Alechia Dow _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Operation Final Notice](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-final-notice) by Matthew Landis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, family, and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M.T. Khan _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Bea and the New Deal Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/bea-and-the-new-deal-horse) by L. M. Elliott _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Countdown to Yesterday](https://readinglist.school/book/countdown-to-yesterday) by Shirley Marr _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Knight Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship and perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Knight Owl and Early Bird](https://readinglist.school/book/knight-owl-and-early-bird) by Christopher Denise _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship and perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).

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