# Books like The Million Dollar Kick

**10** books similar to *The Million Dollar Kick* by Dan Gutman (Sports Fiction · grades 4–6), 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:** contests, soccer, contests in fiction, sports in fiction
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## Similar books

- [Million-Dollar Throw](https://readinglist.school/book/million-dollar-throw) by Mike Lupica _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [Athlete vs. Mathlete](https://readinglist.school/book/athlete-vs-mathlete) by W. C. Mack _(Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Booked](https://readinglist.school/book/booked) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of soccer and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Game Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/game-changer) by Tommy Greenwald _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [No Talking](https://readinglist.school/book/no-talking) by Andrew Clements _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Girl Who Could Fly](https://readinglist.school/book/the-girl-who-could-fly) by Victoria Forester _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).
- [The World According to Humphrey](https://readinglist.school/book/the-world-according-to-humphrey) by Betty G. Birney _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s).
- [Trading Places with Tank Talbott](https://readinglist.school/book/trading-places-with-tank-talbott) by Dori Hillestad Butler _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).

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