# Books like Maxi’s Secrets: (Or, What You Can Learn from a Dog)

**10** books similar to *Maxi’s Secrets: (Or, What You Can Learn from a Dog)* by Lynn Plourde (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5), 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

- [Loser](https://readinglist.school/book/loser) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [My Lucky Day](https://readinglist.school/book/my-lucky-day) by Keiko Kasza _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Titanicat](https://readinglist.school/book/titanicat) by Marty Crisp _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Cat Secrets](https://readinglist.school/book/cat-secrets) by Jef Czekaj _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Cliff-Hanger](https://readinglist.school/book/cliff-hanger) by Alane Ferguson _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Gaston](https://readinglist.school/book/gaston) by Kelly DiPucchio _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).

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