# Books like Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

**10** books similar to *Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe* by Jo Watson Hackl (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–7), 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:** survival, grief, nature, perseverance
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## Similar books

- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of survival and perseverance and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Wild Robot](https://readinglist.school/book/the-wild-robot) by Peter Brown _(740L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of survival and nature and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Sal and Gabi Break the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/sal-and-gabi-break-the-universe) by Carlos Hernandez _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of grief, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Where the Red Fern Grows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-red-fern-grows) by Wilson Rawls _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of grief and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Wildful](https://readinglist.school/book/wildful) by Kengo Kurimoto _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of grief and nature and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Willa of the Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/willa-of-the-wood) by Robert Beatty _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of nature, both on the Battle of the Books (state reading programs) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Old Yeller](https://readinglist.school/book/old-yeller) by Fred Gipson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of survival and grief and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Rascal](https://readinglist.school/book/rascal) by Sterling North _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of nature and perseverance and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of nature and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Trumpet of the Swan](https://readinglist.school/book/the-trumpet-of-the-swan) by E.B. White _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of nature and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).

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