# Books like The Hero of Bremen

**10** books similar to *The Hero of Bremen* by Margaret Hodges (Realistic 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.

**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/the-hero-of-bremen
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Bob and Jack: A Boy and His Yak](https://readinglist.school/book/bob-and-jack-a-boy-and-his-yak) by Jeffrey Moss _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Christopher Changes His Name](https://readinglist.school/book/christopher-changes-his-name) by Itah Sadu _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Black Brother, Black Brother](https://readinglist.school/book/black-brother-black-brother) by Jewell Parker Rhodes _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost) by Jason Reynolds _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Rules](https://readinglist.school/book/rules) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [So B. It](https://readinglist.school/book/so-b-it) by Sarah Weeks _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Surviving the Applewhites](https://readinglist.school/book/surviving-the-applewhites) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Honest Truth](https://readinglist.school/book/the-honest-truth) by Dan Gemeinhart _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [The Thing About Leftovers](https://readinglist.school/book/the-thing-about-leftovers) by C.C. Payne _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Brother Eagle, Sister Sky](https://readinglist.school/book/brother-eagle-sister-sky) by Susan Jeffers _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1990s).

---

_Generated from ReadingList.school. HTML view: https://readinglist.school/similar/the-hero-of-bremen._