Books like Hoops

Looking for books like Hoops by Matt Tavares (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, perseverance, and history. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Hoops

Get the whole similar-books list in one click

Adds the 10 books with Amazon listings to your cart — keep what you need, remove the rest. Prime shipping where available.

Add 10 to Amazon cart

🎧 Prefer audiobooks? Listen free for 30 days with an Audible trial.

As an Amazon Associate, ReadingList earns from qualifying purchases and membership trials at no extra cost to you. Prices + availability shown on Amazon.

Why each is a match

Punycorngrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Swim Teamgrades 3–7
Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Because of You, John Lewisgrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–5).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (4–8).
Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (2–5).
Iceberggrades 3–7
Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–7).

← Back to Hoops