# 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).
- [Akiak](https://readinglist.school/book/akiak) by Robert J. Blake _(Grades K–3)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Basket](https://readinglist.school/book/basket) by George Ella Lyon _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of grandmothers and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [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).
- [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).
- [Ghost Cadet](https://readinglist.school/book/ghost-cadet) by Elaine Marie Alphin _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of grandmothers and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Crash, Splash, or Moo!](https://readinglist.school/book/crash-splash-or-moo) by Bob Shea _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Just Another Ordinary Day](https://readinglist.school/book/just-another-ordinary-day) by Rod Clement _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Mei Li](https://readinglist.school/book/mei-li) by Thomas Handforth _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–3).
- [Never Spit on Your Shoes](https://readinglist.school/book/never-spit-on-your-shoes) by Denys Cazet _(Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of animals and overlapping grades (K–3).

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