Books like The Penderwicks

Looking for books like The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall? 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.

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11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
1919 The Year That Changed Americagrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
A Few Red Dropsgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2010s).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
Abductiongrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).

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