# Books like The Game of Silence

**10** books similar to *The Game of Silence* by Louise Erdrich, 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

- [Chickadee](https://readinglist.school/book/chickadee) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Louise Erdrich, the same author, both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Birchbark House](https://readinglist.school/book/the-birchbark-house) by Louise Erdrich _(Grades 3–7)_ — Is by Louise Erdrich, the same author and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Art of Keeping Cool](https://readinglist.school/book/the-art-of-keeping-cool) by Janet Taylor Lisle _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Green Glass Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/the-green-glass-sea) by Ellen Klages _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Trouble Don't Last](https://readinglist.school/book/trouble-dont-last) by Shelley Pearsall _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Worth](https://readinglist.school/book/worth) by A. LaFaye _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [A Sea of Lemon Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/a-sea-of-lemon-trees) by María Dolores Águila _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [All He Knew](https://readinglist.school/book/all-he-knew) by Helen Frost _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Beyond the Bright Sea](https://readinglist.school/book/beyond-the-bright-sea) by Lauren Wolk _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Bo at Ballard Creek](https://readinglist.school/book/bo-at-ballard-creek) by Kirkpatrick Hill _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (3–6).

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