# Books like Riding Freedom

**10** books similar to *Riding Freedom* by Pam Muñoz Ryan (Adventure · grades 3–8), 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.

**Themes:** history, mistaken identity, identification, novela juvenil
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## Similar books

- [Rescue Josh McGuire](https://readinglist.school/book/rescue-josh-mcguire) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Sparrow Hawk Red](https://readinglist.school/book/sparrow-hawk-red) by Ben Mikaelsen _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Stellaluna](https://readinglist.school/book/stellaluna) by Janell Cannon _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(1000L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Alabama Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/alabama-moon) by Watt Key _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art](https://readinglist.school/book/ancestory) by Hannah Salyer _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Ella Enchanted](https://readinglist.school/book/ella-enchanted) by Gail Carson Levine _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Freak the Mighty](https://readinglist.school/book/freak-the-mighty) by W. R. Philbrick _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [Prisoner B-3087](https://readinglist.school/book/prisoner-b-3087) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of history, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Sheep](https://readinglist.school/book/sheep) by Valerie Hobbs _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Adventure), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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