What books are similar to Mississippi Trial, 1955?

The 10 closest matches to Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe on ReadingList include Worth, Black Brother, Black Brother, High Heat, Loser, and Master Harold...and the Boys. Each is scored on shared themes (race relations, fathers and sons, and racism), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–9), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–9), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Mississippi Trial, 1955

If you liked Mississippi Trial, 1955, read Worth, Black Brother, Black Brother, or High Heat — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of race relations, fathers and sons, and racism. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Worthgrades 4–8: Shares themes of fathers and sons, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Black Brother, Black Brothergrades 5–8: Shares themes of racism, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
High Heatgrades 6–9: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Losergrades 4–6: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Master Harold...and the Boysgrades 9–10: Shares themes of race relations, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (9–10). Amazon → books like this →
Night Hoopsgrades 6–9: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Perfectgrades 6–9: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
The Compoundgrades 6–9: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
The Fourteenth Goldfishgrades 4–6: Shares themes of grandfathers, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Togogrades 2–8: Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Bedhead by Margie Palatini · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School by Judy Sierra · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Titanicat by Marty Crisp · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Bedhead by Margie Palatini · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of grandfathers and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Satch and Me by Dan Gutman · grades 3–5 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of racism, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Danger Zone by David Klass · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Danger Zone by David Klass · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
House Arrest by K. A. Holt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Stung by Bethany Wiggins · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).

Common questions

What books are similar to Mississippi Trial, 1955?: The 10 closest matches to Mississippi Trial, 1955 by Chris Crowe on ReadingList include Worth, Black Brother, Black Brother, High Heat, Loser, and Master Harold...and the Boys. Each is scored on shared themes (race relations, fathers and sons, and racism), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–9), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Mississippi Trial, 1955 reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–9), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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