# Books like Saving Zasha

**10** books similar to *Saving Zasha* by Randi G. Barrow (Realistic Fiction · 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:** german shepherd dog, single-parent families, family life, world war, 1939-1945
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## Similar books

- [Duke](https://readinglist.school/book/duke) by Kirby Larson _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of german shepherd dog and world war, 1939-1945, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Backlash](https://readinglist.school/book/backlash) by Sarah Darer Littman _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [The Fourteenth Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourteenth-goldfish) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Tucky Jo and Little Heart](https://readinglist.school/book/tucky-jo-and-little-heart) by Patricia Polacco _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of world war, 1939-1945, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [101 Ways to Bug Your Parents](https://readinglist.school/book/101-ways-to-bug-your-parents) by Lee Wardlaw _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [A Boy Named Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-named-queen) by Sara Cassidy _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [All About Sam](https://readinglist.school/book/all-about-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Attaboy, Sam!](https://readinglist.school/book/attaboy-sam) by Lois Lowry _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Ava and Pip](https://readinglist.school/book/ava-and-pip) by Carol Weston _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Ban This Book](https://readinglist.school/book/ban-this-book) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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