Books like The People Could Fly

Looking for books like The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton (Juvenile Fiction · grades 4–8)? 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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10 books similar to The People Could Fly

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Why each is a match

Dicey's Songgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
Fallen Angelsgrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1980s).
Jacob Have I Lovedgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
Let the Circle Be Unbrokengrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1980s).
A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Caddie Woodlawn's Familygrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Carry On, Mr. Bowditchgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quartersgrades 4–8
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Crispin: The Cross of Leadgrades 3–7
Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).

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