# Books like I Talk Like a River

**10** books similar to *I Talk Like a River* by Jordan Scott (Children's · grades K–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.

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## Similar books

- [A Scar like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/a-scar-like-a-river) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [A World Without Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [Bubble Trouble](https://readinglist.school/book/bubble-trouble) by Margaret Mahy _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-) by Paula Yoo _(Grades 4–10)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [I Know How to Draw an Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-how-to-draw-an-owl) by Hilary Horder Hippely _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Kin](https://readinglist.school/book/kin-rooted-in-hope) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 4–9)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [King of Ragtime](https://readinglist.school/book/king-of-ragtime-the-story-of-scott-joplin) by Stephen Costanza _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).
- [Leaf Man Board Book](https://readinglist.school/book/leaf-man) by Lois Ehlert _(Grades K–5)_ — Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2020s).

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