What books are similar to Sharing Susan?

The 10 closest matches to Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting on ReadingList include 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents, Blackwater, Spying on Miss Müller, Don't Hurt Laurie, and Lawn Boy. Each is scored on shared themes (parent and child, parent and child, fiction, and girls, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Sharing Susan reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Sharing Susan

If you liked Sharing Susan, read 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents, Blackwater, or Spying on Miss Müller — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting (Realistic Fiction · grades 2–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of parent and child, parent and child, fiction, and girls, fiction. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 2–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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101 Ways to Bug Your Parentsgrades 4–6: Shares themes of parent and child and parent and child, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Blackwatergrades 6–8: Is by Eve Bunting, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Spying on Miss Müllergrades 6–8: Is by Eve Bunting, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Don't Hurt Lauriegrades 4–8: Shares themes of parent and child, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Lawn Boygrades 2–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh Seasongrades 3–6: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Shoeshine Girlgrades 4–6: Shares themes of girls, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Taking Terri Muellergrades 6–8: Shares themes of girls, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Tangerinegrades 2–8: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Soccer Mom From Outer Spacegrades K–3: Shares themes of parent and child, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Sharing Susan for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Donut Feed the Squirrels by Mika Song · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Sharing Susan for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Summer of Riley by Eve Bunting · grades 3–5 — Is by Eve Bunting, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Verdi by Janell Cannon · grades 3–5 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech · 770L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Sharing Susan for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech · 770L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes · grades 5–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Sharing Susan for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Jumping the Nail by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Is by Eve Bunting, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
A Sudden Silence by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Is by Eve Bunting, the same author and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Face at the Edge of the World by Eve Bunting · grades 9–12 — Is by Eve Bunting, the same author and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of parent and child, fiction and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).

Common questions

What books are similar to Sharing Susan?: The 10 closest matches to Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting on ReadingList include 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents, Blackwater, Spying on Miss Müller, Don't Hurt Laurie, and Lawn Boy. Each is scored on shared themes (parent and child, parent and child, fiction, and girls, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 2–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Sharing Susan reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 2–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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