What books are similar to The Sign of the Beaver?

The 10 closest matches to The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare on ReadingList include The Bronze Bow, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Charley Skedaddle, Sarah, Plain and Tall, and Streams to the River, River to the Sea. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Sign of the Beaver reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like The Sign of the Beaver

If you liked The Sign of the Beaver, read The Bronze Bow, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, or Charley Skedaddle — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Bronze Bowgrades 3–7: Is by Elizabeth George Speare, the same author and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Witch of Blackbird Pond850L: Is by Elizabeth George Speare, the same author and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Charley Skedaddlegrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Sarah, Plain and Tall660L: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Streams to the River, River to the Seagrades 6–9: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
A Sea of Lemon Treesgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
African Towngrades 7–12: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
All He Knewgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Beyond the Bright Seagrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to The Sign of the Beaver?: The 10 closest matches to The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare on ReadingList include The Bronze Bow, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Charley Skedaddle, Sarah, Plain and Tall, and Streams to the River, River to the Sea. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Sign of the Beaver reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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