What books are similar to No Matter the Distance?

The 10 closest matches to No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin on ReadingList include Ferris, Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, Hummingbird, Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic, and Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like No Matter the Distance reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 No Matter the Distance

If you liked No Matter the Distance, read Ferris, Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, or Hummingbird — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin (Middle Grade Novel in Verse · grades 4–6)? 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Ferrisgrades 3–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Naturegrades 3–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Hummingbirdgrades 3–8: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arcticgrades 3–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecygrades 3–7: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Squishedgrades 4–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Last Dragon on Marsgrades 4–8: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Misfits: A Royal Conundrumgrades 4–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
The Three Billy Goats Gruffgrades 3–10: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Things in the Basementgrades 4–6: Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like No Matter the Distance for younger readers (K–2)

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

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb · grades K–2 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Ice Cream Everywhere: Sweet Stories from Around the World by Judy Campbell-Smith · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Books like No Matter the Distance for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
Ice Cream Everywhere: Sweet Stories from Around the World by Judy Campbell-Smith · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
The Yellow Bus by Loren Long · grades K–3 — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to No Matter the Distance?: The 10 closest matches to No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin on ReadingList include Ferris, Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature, Hummingbird, Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic, and Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like No Matter the Distance reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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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