# Books like It Came from the Trees

**10** books similar to *It Came from the Trees* by Ally Russell (Horror · grades 3–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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:** friendship, courage, fear
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/it-came-from-the-trees
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-from-cabin-23-the-boo-hag-flex) by Justina Ireland _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fear, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Horror).
- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Ghost of Fossil Glen](https://readinglist.school/book/the-ghost-of-fossil-glen) by Cynthia C. DeFelice _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [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, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Nimbus](https://readinglist.school/book/nimbus) by Jan Eldredge _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Swim Team](https://readinglist.school/book/swim-team) by Johnnie Christmas _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–5).

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