# Books like The Cats in Krasinski Square

**10** books similar to *The Cats in Krasinski Square* by Karen Hesse (Historical 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:** jews, persecutions, cats, sisters
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## Similar books

- [A Night Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/a-night-divided) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Barbed Wire Baseball](https://readinglist.school/book/barbed-wire-baseball) by Marissa Moss _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Echo](https://readinglist.school/book/echo) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(680L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [High-Wire Henry](https://readinglist.school/book/high-wire-henry) by Mary Calhoun _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of cats, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Out of the Dust](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-the-dust) by Karen Hesse _(740L · Grades 5–8)_ — Is by Karen Hesse, the same author and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Salt to the Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-to-the-sea) by Ruta Sepetys _(560L · Grades 8–12)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [Sniper](https://readinglist.school/book/sniper) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of cats, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The War I Finally Won](https://readinglist.school/book/the-war-i-finally-won) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963](https://readinglist.school/book/the-watsons-go-to-birmingham-1963) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(1000L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).

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