Books like Juana and Lucas
Looking for books like Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina? 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Juana and Lucas
11 BirthdaysWendy Mass
A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka
A Boy Called BatElana K. Arnold
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead
AbductionPeg Kehret
America is Under Attack September 11 2001Don Brown- Balloons over BroadwayMelissa Sweet
Ban This BookAlan Gratz
Because of Mr. TeruptRob Buyea
Belly UpStuart Gibbs
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Why each is a match
- 11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- A Ball for Daisygrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s).
- Abductiongrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
- America is Under Attack September 11 2001grades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- Balloons over Broadwaygrades 1–4
- Overlapping grades (1–4) and the same era (2010s).
- Ban This Bookgrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
- Because of Mr. Teruptgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- Belly Upgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).