Books like The Million Dollar Kick

If you liked The Million Dollar Kick, read Million-Dollar Throw, Athlete vs. Mathlete, or Because of Winn-Dixie — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Million Dollar Kick by Dan Gutman (Sports Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of contests, soccer, and contests in fiction. 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Million Dollar Kick

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Million-Dollar Throwgrades 5–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Athlete vs. Mathletegrades 3–5
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Bink & Golliegrades 2–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
Bookedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of soccer and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
Game Changergrades 5–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon →
No Talkinggrades 3–8
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
The Girl Who Could Flygrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
The World According to Humphreygrades 3–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Trading Places with Tank Talbottgrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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