Books like It Came from the Trees
Looking for books like It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell (Horror · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, courage, and fear. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to It Came from the Trees
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
HeroesAlan Gratz
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
Just Like MillieLauren Castillo
Knight OwlChristopher Denise
Knight Owl and Early BirdChristopher Denise
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams
Misfit MansionKay Davault
Simon Sort of SaysErin Bow
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
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Why each is a match
- Dogtowngrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Heroesgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Just Like Milliegrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Knight Owlgrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Mid-Airgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Misfit Mansiongrades 3–5
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Skyridersgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).