# Books like M.C. Higgins, the Great

**10** books similar to *M.C. Higgins, the Great* by Virginia Hamilton (Children's · grades 4–9), 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

- [Anthony Burns](https://readinglist.school/book/anthony-burns-the-defeat-and-triumph-of-a-fugitive-slave) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–10)_ — Is by Virginia Hamilton, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush](https://readinglist.school/book/sweet-whispers-brother-rush) by Virginia Hamilton _(Grades 4–9)_ — Is by Virginia Hamilton, the same author, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, and same genre (Children's).
- [Missing May](https://readinglist.school/book/missing-may) by Cynthia Rylant _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Westing Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-westing-game) by Ellen Raskin _(750L · Grades 5–7)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–7), and the same era (1970s).
- [Child of the Owl](https://readinglist.school/book/child-of-the-owl) by Laurence Yep _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Dark Is Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-is-rising) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [The Road from Home](https://readinglist.school/book/the-road-from-home) by David Kherdian _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Tristan And Iseult](https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-and-iseult) by Rosemary Sutcliff _(Grades 4–9)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–9).
- [Voyaging to Cathay](https://readinglist.school/book/voyaging-to-cathay) by Alfred H. Tamarin _(Grades 4–10)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–10).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).

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