# Books like Guts for Glory

**10** books similar to *Guts for Glory* by Jonna Lapati (Middle Grade Nonfiction · grades 3–5), 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

- [A Meerkat Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/a-meerkat-diary) by Suzi Eszterhas _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Genius Ears](https://readinglist.school/book/genius-ears) by Lena Anlauf _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Wild Brunch: Poems About How Creatures Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-brunch) by David L. Harrison _(Grades 4–6)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Nonfiction), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Curveball](https://readinglist.school/book/curveball) by Pablo Cartaya _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Finding Normal](https://readinglist.school/book/finding-normal) by Stephanie Faris _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Lightningborn (Storm Dragons #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/lightningborn) by Julie Kagawa _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Not Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/not-nothing) by Gayle Forman _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
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- [The Girl Who Figured It Out](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-figured-it-out) by Minda Dentler _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [The One and Only Family](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-family) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mississippi Magnolia Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s).

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