Books like Slam

Looking for books like Slam by Walter Dean Myers (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–8)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Slam

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Why each is a match

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quartersgrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1990s).
Missing Maygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s).
The Dark-Thirtygrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1990s).
A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Caddie Woodlawn's Familygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Carry On, Mr. Bowditchgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Crispin: The Cross of Leadgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Criss Crossgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dicey's Songgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

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