# Books like The Junkyard Dog

**10** books similar to *The Junkyard Dog* by Erika Tamar (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5), 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:** stepfamily, stories, pets, stepfathers
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## Similar books

- [Beware of Boys](https://readinglist.school/book/beware-of-boys) by Tony Blundell _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Copycat](https://readinglist.school/book/copycat) by Ruth Brown _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Fig Pudding](https://readinglist.school/book/fig-pudding) by Ralph J. Fletcher _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of pets, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Red Racer](https://readinglist.school/book/red-racer) by Audrey Wood _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
- [Wedgie & Gizmo](https://readinglist.school/book/wedgie-gizmo) by Suzanne Selfors _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of pets, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Who Needs a Bratty Brother?](https://readinglist.school/book/who-needs-a-bratty-brother) by Linda Gondosch _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of stories, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Again](https://readinglist.school/book/again) by Emily Gravett _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things](https://readinglist.school/book/alvin-ho-allergic-to-girls-school-and-other-scary-things) by Lenore Look _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

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