Books like The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Looking for books like The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (Fantasy · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of love, loss, and journey. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Because of Winn-DixieKate DiCamillo · 610L
EragonChristopher Paolini
Gregor the OverlanderSuzanne Collins
PowerlessMatthew Cody
So B. ItSarah Weeks
A Tale Dark and GrimmAdam Gidwitz
Amari and the Night BrothersB. B. Alston
City of GhostsVictoria Schwab
Ella EnchantedGail Carson Levine
Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
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Why each is a match
- Because of Winn-Dixie610L
- Shares themes of loss and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Eragongrades 6–9
- Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
- Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
- Powerlessgrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
- So B. Itgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of journey and overlapping grades (5–8).
- A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- City of Ghostsgrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Ella Enchantedgrades 4–7
- Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Keeper of the Lost Citiesgrades 4–8
- Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–8).