# Books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

**10** books similar to *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* by Mark Twain (Classic Fiction · 950L · grades 5–8), 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:** childhood, adventure, freedom, small-town life, moral growth
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## Similar books

- [Where the Mountain Meets the Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/where-the-mountain-meets-the-moon) by Grace Lin _(810L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (810L vs 950L).
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of freedom and a close reading level (780L vs 950L).
- [The War That Saved My Life](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-that-saved-my-life) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(580L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [A Night Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/a-night-divided) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Among the Hidden](https://readinglist.school/book/among-the-hidden) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of freedom and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Look Both Ways](https://readinglist.school/book/look-both-ways) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of childhood and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/wings-of-fire-the-dragonet-prophecy) by Tui T. Sutherland _(720L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (720L vs 950L).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Shares themes of childhood and a close reading level (780L vs 950L).
- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (920L vs 950L).

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