# Books like Half a Moon and One Whole Star

**10** books similar to *Half a Moon and One Whole Star* by Crescent Dragonwagon (Juvenile Fiction · grades K–3), 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

- [Cornrows](https://readinglist.school/book/cornrows) by Camille Yarbrough _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Firebird](https://readinglist.school/book/firebird) by Misty Copeland _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Goin' Someplace Special](https://readinglist.school/book/goin-someplace-special) by Patricia C. McKissack _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Home Place](https://readinglist.school/book/home-place) by Crescent Dragonwagon _(Grades K–5)_ — Is by Crescent Dragonwagon, the same author and overlapping grades (K–5).
- [I, Too, Am America](https://readinglist.school/book/i-too-am-america) by Langston Hughes _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (JUVENILE FICTION), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [My Daddy Is a Cowboy](https://readinglist.school/book/my-daddy-is-a-cowboy) by Stephanie Seales _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Standing in the Need of Prayer](https://readinglist.school/book/standing-in-the-need-of-prayer) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Dicey's Song](https://readinglist.school/book/diceys-song) by Cynthia Voigt _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
- [Fables](https://readinglist.school/book/fables) by Arnold Lobel _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (1980s).
- [Jacob Have I Loved](https://readinglist.school/book/jacob-have-i-loved) by Katherine Paterson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).

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