# Books like Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle

**10** books similar to *Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle* by Brian Dennis (Nonfiction · grades 4–8), 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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