# Books like The Hand-Me-Down Kid

**10** books similar to *The Hand-Me-Down Kid* by Francine Pascal (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–8), 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.

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## Similar books

- [Bones on Black Spruce Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/bones-on-black-spruce-mountain) by David Budbill _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Fifteen](https://readinglist.school/book/fifteen) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Jennifer Murdley's Toad](https://readinglist.school/book/jennifer-murdleys-toad) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Kavik the Wolf Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/kavik-the-wolf-dog) by Walt Morey _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Kid Power](https://readinglist.school/book/kid-power) by Susan Beth Pfeffer _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Boggart and the Monster](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boggart) by Susan Cooper _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Castle in the Attic (35th Anniversary Edition)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-castle-in-the-attic) by Elizabeth Winthrop _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Toothpaste Millionaire](https://readinglist.school/book/the-toothpaste-millionaire) by Jean Merrill _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Time for Andrew](https://readinglist.school/book/time-for-andrew) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Where It Stops, Nobody Knows](https://readinglist.school/book/where-it-stops-nobody-knows) by Amy Ehrlich _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

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