# Books like The Blackbird Girls

**10** books similar to *The Blackbird Girls* by Anne Blankman (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8), 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:** europe, history, fiction
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## Similar books

- [Dogtag Summer](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtag-summer) by Elizabeth Partridge _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Lily and Dunkin](https://readinglist.school/book/lily-and-dunkin) by Donna Gephart _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise](https://readinglist.school/book/the-remarkable-journey-of-coyote-sunrise) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Airball: My Life in Briefs](https://readinglist.school/book/airball-my-life-in-briefs) by L.D. Harkrader _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [All the Impossible Things](https://readinglist.school/book/all-the-impossible-things) by Lindsay Lackey _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Amal Unbound](https://readinglist.school/book/amal-unbound) by Aisha Saeed _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Best Friends](https://readinglist.school/book/best-friends) by Shannon Hale _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Breakout](https://readinglist.school/book/breakout) by Kate Messner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Cardboard](https://readinglist.school/book/cardboard) by Doug TenNapel _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
- [Chomp](https://readinglist.school/book/chomp) by Carl Hiaasen _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).

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