What books are similar to The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey?

The 10 closest matches to The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville on ReadingList include Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera, The Fire of Stars, Hoops, Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens, and The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Each is scored on shared themes (biography, sports, and perseverance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey

If you liked The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey, read Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera first — the closest match in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville (Nonfiction · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of biography, sports, and perseverance. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Choleragrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography and history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon → books like this →
The Fire of Starsgrades 4–8: Shares themes of perseverance and history, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Hoopsgrades 3–5: Shares themes of perseverance and history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helensgrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Nonfiction). Amazon → books like this →
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkiengrades 4–8: Shares themes of biography and history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Roller Girl440L: Shares themes of sports and perseverance, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Artgrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Call Me Roberto!: Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinosgrades 2–5: Shares themes of biography and perseverance and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5: Shares themes of biography and history and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Girl Who Figured It Outgrades 3–6: Shares themes of biography and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Introducing Sandwina: The Strongest Woman in the World! by Vicki Conrad · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of biography and overlapping grades (2–5).
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).
Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack · grades K–3 — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (K–3).
Wild Blue: Taming a Big-Kid Bike by Dashka Slater · grades K–2 — Shares themes of perseverance.

Books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of history, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford · grades 4–8 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of perseverance and history and overlapping grades (6–8).
Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of history, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of history, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history and same genre (Nonfiction).
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.
Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history.
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin · 920L — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (6–9).
Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of history.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey?: The 10 closest matches to The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville on ReadingList include Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera, The Fire of Stars, Hoops, Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens, and The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Each is scored on shared themes (biography, sports, and perseverance), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–7), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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