Books like In the Time of the Drums

Looking for books like In the Time of the Drums by Kim L. Siegelson (Slave insurrections · grades K–3)? 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.

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10 books similar to In the Time of the Drums

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Alphabaticsgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
Barriogrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
Black and Whitegrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1990s).
Chicken Sundaygrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
Counting to Tar Beachgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)510L
Overlapping grades (1–4) and the same era (1990s).
Frindle830L
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1990s).
Golemgrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1990s).
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1990s).
Grandfather's Journeygrades K–3
Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1990s).

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