# Books like Hoops

**10** books similar to *Hoops* by Matt Tavares (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 3–5), matched on shared themes, 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:** courage, perseverance, history
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## Similar books

- [Punycorn](https://readinglist.school/book/punycorn) by Andi Watson _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Bea and the New Deal Horse](https://readinglist.school/book/bea-and-the-new-deal-horse) by L. M. Elliott _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Because of You, John Lewis](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-you-john-lewis) by Andrea Davis Pinkney _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Code Name Kingfisher](https://readinglist.school/book/code-name-kingfisher) by Liz Kessler _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Curveball](https://readinglist.school/book/curveball) by Pablo Cartaya _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight](https://readinglist.school/book/dona-quixote-rise-of-the-knight) by Rey Terciero _(Grades 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 Holocaust](https://readinglist.school/book/hidden-hope) by Elisa Boxer _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Iceberg](https://readinglist.school/book/iceberg) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and history and overlapping grades (3–7).

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