Books like Stepping on the Cracks

Looking for books like Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn? 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 Stepping on the Cracks

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Among the Hiddengrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1990s).
Bud, Not Buddy950L
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
Bull Rungrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1990s).
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)510L
Overlapping grades (1–4) and the same era (1990s).
Ella Enchantedgrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
Forty Acres And Maybe A Mulegrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
Frindle830L
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1990s).
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead Housegrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1990s).
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
Holes660L
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).

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