# 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

- [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).
- [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).
- [Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher](https://readinglist.school/book/jeremy-thatcher-dragon-hatcher) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Dear Mrs. LaRue](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mrs-larue) by Mark Teague _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-trouble) by Kristin Varner _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Ribsy](https://readinglist.school/book/ribsy) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [The Great Pet Escape](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-pet-escape) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Sidekicks](https://readinglist.school/book/sidekicks) by Dan Santat _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of pets and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [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).

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