Books like The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Looking for books like The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of grief, family, 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Mick Harte Was HereBarbara Park
Hope in the ValleyMitali Perkins
Ruby Lost and FoundChristina Li
So B. ItSarah Weeks
Walk Two MoonsSharon Creech · 770L
A Boy Called BatElana K. Arnold
CrenshawKatherine Applegate
Drums, Girls & Dangerous PieJordan Sonnenblick
Front DeskKelly Yang · 640L
Ghost BoysJewell Parker Rhodes · 360L
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Why each is a match
- Mick Harte Was Heregrades 5–8
- Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Hope in the Valleygrades 3–6
- Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
- Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- So B. Itgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family and journey, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Walk Two Moons770L
- Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
- A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Crenshawgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
- Front Desk640L
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Ghost Boys360L
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).