# 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

- [Lawn Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/lawn-boy) by Gary Paulsen _(Grades 2–8)_ — Is by Gary Paulsen, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [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).
- [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).
- [El Chupacabras](https://readinglist.school/book/el-chupacabras) by Adam Rubin _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Wild Wings](https://readinglist.school/book/wild-wings) by Gill Lewis _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [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 Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Cardboard](https://readinglist.school/book/cardboard) by Doug TenNapel _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Cliff-Hanger](https://readinglist.school/book/cliff-hanger) by Alane Ferguson _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

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