What books are similar to Shiloh Season?

The 10 closest matches to Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor on ReadingList include Shiloh, Riptide, Can I Be Your Dog?, Martha Speaks, and Widget. Each is scored on shared themes (kindness, dogs, and dogs, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Shiloh Season reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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 Shiloh Season

If you liked Shiloh Season, read Shiloh, Riptide, or Can I Be Your Dog? — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of kindness, dogs, and dogs, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Shiloh890L: Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Riptidegrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Can I Be Your Dog?grades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Martha Speaksgrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Widgetgrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Tornadogrades 3–6: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
My Dog, My Herogrades 3–5: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Rugby and Rosiegrades K–3: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
The Boys Start the Wargrades 3–8: Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Good Doggrades 3–6: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Shiloh Season for younger readers (K–2)

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

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).
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi · grades K–2 — Shares themes of dogs and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
High-Wire Henry by Mary Calhoun · grades K–3 — Shares themes of dogs, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Shiloh Season for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
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).
Ellie's Story by W. Bruce Cameron · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Fudge by Charlotte Towner Graeber · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Hachiko by Pamela S. Turner · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Shiloh Season for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Ellie's Story by W. Bruce Cameron · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Fudge by Charlotte Towner Graeber · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Hachiko by Pamela S. Turner · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
Heart of a Champion by Carl Deuker · grades 6–8 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

Books like Shiloh Season for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Danger Zone by David Klass · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson by Carol Lynch Williams · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood · grades 9–12 — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Shiloh Season?: The 10 closest matches to Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor on ReadingList include Shiloh, Riptide, Can I Be Your Dog?, Martha Speaks, and Widget. Each is scored on shared themes (kindness, dogs, and dogs, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Shiloh Season reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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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