# Books like Riptide

**10** books similar to *Riptide* by Frances Ward Weller (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3), 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:** dogs, dogs, fiction, cape cod (mass.), fiction, human-animal relationships
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## Similar books

- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Madeline Finn and the Library Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/madeline-finn-and-the-library-dog) by Lisa Papp _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Tornado](https://readinglist.school/book/tornado) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Can I Be Your Dog?](https://readinglist.school/book/can-i-be-your-dog) by Troy Cummings _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Ellie's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/ellies-story) by W. Bruce Cameron _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs and human-animal relationships, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Martha Speaks](https://readinglist.school/book/martha-speaks) by Susan Meddaugh _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Rugby and Rosie](https://readinglist.school/book/rugby-and-rosie) by Nan Parson Rossiter _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Widget](https://readinglist.school/book/widget) by Lyn Rossiter McFarland _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [A Dog Called Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dog-called-kitty) by Wallace, Bill _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

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