# Books like The Bomb

**10** books similar to *The Bomb* by Theodore Taylor, 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.

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## Similar books

- [Sniper](https://readinglist.school/book/sniper) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 6–8)_ — Is by Theodore Taylor, the same author, overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [The Cay](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cay) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 5–8)_ — Is by Theodore Taylor, the same author and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Two Suns in the Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/two-suns-in-the-sky) by Miriam Bat-Ami _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (1990s).
- [African Town](https://readinglist.school/book/african-town) by Irene Latham _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Streams to the River, River to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/streams-to-the-river-river-to-the-sea) by Scott O'Dell _(Grades 6–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (6–9).
- [The Hired Girl](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hired-girl) by Laura Amy Schlitz _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Honorable Prison](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honorable-prison) by Lyll Becerra de Jenkins _(Grades 6–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (6–10).
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [A Time of Troubles](https://readinglist.school/book/a-time-of-troubles) by Pieter Van Raven _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (1990s).

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