# Books like The Hired Girl

**10** books similar to *The Hired Girl* by Laura Amy Schlitz, 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

- [Butterfly Yellow](https://readinglist.school/book/butterfly-yellow) by Thanhhà Lại _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2010s).
- [African Town](https://readinglist.school/book/african-town) by Irene Latham _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The Bomb](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bomb-theodore-taylor) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 7–10)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–10).
- [The Color of a Lie](https://readinglist.school/book/the-color-of-a-lie) by Kim Johnson _(Grades 9–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [The Land](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-mildred-taylor) by Mildred D. Taylor _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [The River Between Us](https://readinglist.school/book/the-river-between-us) by Richard Peck _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [1919 The Year That Changed America](https://readinglist.school/book/1919-the-year-that-changed-america) by Martin W. Sandler _(Grades 7–12)_ — Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Conspiracy of Kings](https://readinglist.school/book/a-conspiracy-of-kings) by Megan Whalen Turner _(Grades 5–12)_ — Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Corner of White](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-white) by Jaclyn Moriarty _(Grades 5–12)_ — Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2010s).
- [A Few Red Drops](https://readinglist.school/book/a-few-red-drops) by Claire Hartfield _(Grades 7–12)_ — Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).

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