# Books like Onyx & Beyond

**10** books similar to *Onyx & Beyond* by Amber McBride (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–6), 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.

**Themes:** family, memory, love
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/onyx-and-beyond
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [The One and Only Ruby](https://readinglist.school/book/the-one-and-only-ruby) by Katherine Applegate _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of family and memory, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Countdown to Yesterday](https://readinglist.school/book/countdown-to-yesterday) by Shirley Marr _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Just Keep Walking](https://readinglist.school/book/just-keep-walking) by Erin Soderberg Downing _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-of-a-fourth-grade-nothing) by Judy Blume _(470L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Harriet the Spy](https://readinglist.school/book/harriet-the-spy) by Louise Fitzhugh _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Jawbreaker](https://readinglist.school/book/jawbreaker) by Christina Wyman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Firefly Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-firefly-summer) by Morgan Matson _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).

---

_Generated from ReadingList.school. HTML view: https://readinglist.school/similar/onyx-and-beyond._