Books like Miracle's Boys

Looking for books like Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–8)? 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.

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10 books similar to Miracle's Boys

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Why each is a match

A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s).
Crispin: The Cross of Leadgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s).
Criss Crossgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s).
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Caddie Woodlawn's Familygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Carry On, Mr. Bowditchgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quartersgrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Dicey's Songgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Fallen Angelsgrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Gay Neck, The Story of a Pigeon & Ghond The Huntergrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

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