# Books like King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)

**10** books similar to *King and the Dragonflies (Scholastic Gold)* by Kacen Callender, 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.

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## Similar books

- [The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian](https://readinglist.school/book/the-absolutely-true-diary-of-a-part-time-indian) by Sherman Alexie _(600L · Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [A First Time for Everything](https://readinglist.school/book/a-first-time-for-everything) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Kareem Between](https://readinglist.school/book/kareem-between) by Shifa Saltagi Safadi _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the National Book Award for Young People's Literature list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Scar like a River](https://readinglist.school/book/a-scar-like-a-river) by Lisa Graff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [A Sitting in St. James](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sitting-in-st-james) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [A World Without Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/a-world-without-summer-a-volcano-erupts-a-creature-awakens-and-the-sun-goes-out) by Nicholas Day _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [Death in the Jungle](https://readinglist.school/book/death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry](https://readinglist.school/book/from-a-whisper-to-a-rallying-cry-the-killing-of-vincent-chin-and-the-trial-that-) by Paula Yoo _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (2020s).
- [Kin](https://readinglist.school/book/kin-rooted-in-hope) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).
- [No Crystal Stair](https://readinglist.school/book/no-crystal-stair-a-documentary-novel-of-the-life-and-work-of-lewis-michaux-harle) by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2020s).

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