# Books like Lily and Dunkin

**10** books similar to *Lily and Dunkin* by Donna Gephart (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8), 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

- [Dogtag Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtag-summer) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Each Kindness](https://readinglist.school/book/each-kindness) by Jacqueline Woodson _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller](https://readinglist.school/book/helens-big-world-the-life-of-helen-keller) by Doreen Rappaport _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Blackbird Girls](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blackbird-girls) by Anne Blankman _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Across the Desert](https://readinglist.school/book/across-the-desert) by Dusti Bowling _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [All About Sam](https://readinglist.school/book/all-about-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon](https://readinglist.school/book/and-the-dish-ran-away-with-the-spoon) by Janet Stevens _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!](https://readinglist.school/book/as-if-being-12-3-4-isnt-bad-enough-my-mother-is-running-for-president) by Donna Gephart _(Grades 3–8)_ — Is by Donna Gephart, the same author and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Boxes for Katje](https://readinglist.school/book/boxes-for-katje) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).

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