Books like Tancy

Looking for books like Tancy by Belinda Hurmence (Children's · grades 4–9)? 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Tancy

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Why each is a match

A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
Alphabaticsgrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
Anno's Medieval Worldgrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
Anthony Burnsgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
Behind Barbed Wiregrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
Chimney Sweepsgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1980s).
Conrad's Wargrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1980s).
Mama Don't Allow 25th Anniversary Editiongrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1980s).
Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Weddinggrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1980s).

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