Books like The River Between Us

Looking for books like The River Between Us by Richard Peck? 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 River Between Us

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Why each is a match

A Single Shard920L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
American Born Chinese530L
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).
Chains780L
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2000s).
Claudette Colvingrades 6–10
Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (2000s).
Cracker The Best Dog in Vietnamgrades 6–8
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2000s).
Cryptid Huntersgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
Day of Tearsgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).

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