# Books like Harris and Me

**10** books similar to *Harris and Me* by Gary Paulsen (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8), 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.

**Themes:** farm life, cousins, boys, farm life, fiction
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## Similar books

- [Hatchet](https://readinglist.school/book/hatchet) by Gary Paulsen _(1020L · Grades 5–8)_ — Is by Gary Paulsen, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Nightjohn](https://readinglist.school/book/nightjohn) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 6–8)_ — Is by Gary Paulsen, the same author, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Root Cellar](https://readinglist.school/book/the-root-cellar) by Janet Lunn _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Hunger Games](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hunger-games) by Suzanne Collins _(810L · Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Dobry](https://readinglist.school/book/dobry) by Monica Shannon _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret](https://readinglist.school/book/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger](https://readinglist.school/book/wayside-school-gets-a-little-stranger) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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