Books like Iceberg

Looking for books like Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Historical Fiction · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of history, survival, and courage. 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of history, survival, and courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
Shares themes of history, survival, and courage, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
Because of You, John Lewisgrades 3–5
Shares themes of history and courage and overlapping grades (3–5).
Heroesgrades 6–8
Shares themes of history and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5
Shares themes of history and courage and overlapping grades (2–5).
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of history and courage and overlapping grades (3–5).
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8
Shares themes of history and survival and overlapping grades (4–8).
Nothing Else But Miraclesgrades 3–7
Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Sky's Endgrades 7–12
Shares themes of survival and courage and overlapping grades (7–12).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).

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