# Books like The Boys Start the War

**10** books similar to *The Boys Start the War* by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–8), 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:** practical jokes in fiction, brothers, sisters in fiction, practical jokes
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## Similar books

- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_ — Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-sitting-is-a-dangerous-job) by Willo Davis Roberts _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You](https://readinglist.school/book/sixth-grade-can-really-kill-you) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Tangerine](https://readinglist.school/book/tangerine) by Edward Bloor _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of brothers, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Don’t Touch My Room](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-touch-my-room) by Patricia Lakin _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of brothers, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Fourth Grade Rats](https://readinglist.school/book/fourth-grade-rats) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Loch](https://readinglist.school/book/loch) by Paul Zindel _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Snot Stew](https://readinglist.school/book/snot-stew) by Bill Wallace _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Tornado](https://readinglist.school/book/tornado) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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