# Books like The Raft

**10** books similar to *The Raft* by Jim LaMarche (Sports Fiction · grades 2–3), 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:** grandmothers, rafting (sports), rivers, animals
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## Similar books

- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [A Boy Called Bat](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-called-bat) by Elana K. Arnold _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [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).
- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Butt or Face?](https://readinglist.school/book/butt-or-face) by Kari Lavelle _(Grades K–2)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–2).
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic](https://readinglist.school/book/narwhal-unicorn-of-the-arctic) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Nimbus](https://readinglist.school/book/nimbus) by Jan Eldredge _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [No More Water in the Tub](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-water-in-the-tub) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (2–5).

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