Books like The Art of Keeping Cool
Looking for books like The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle? 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Art of Keeping Cool
A Single ShardLinda Sue Park · 920L
A Week in the WoodsAndrew Clements
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L
Artemis FowlEoin Colfer
Bad News for OutlawsVaunda Micheaux Nelson
Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo · 610L
BunniculaDeborah Howe
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson · 780L
ChampMarcia Thornton Jones
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Why each is a match
- A Single Shard920L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- A Week in the Woodsgrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2000s).
- All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- American Born Chinese530L
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
- Artemis Fowlgrades 4–6
- Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2000s).
- Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).
- Because of Winn-Dixie610L
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2000s).
- Bunniculagrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2000s).
- Chains780L
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2000s).
- Champgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2000s).