Books like The Story of Stevie Wonder

Looking for books like The Story of Stevie Wonder by James Haskins (Biography & Autobiography · grades 4–8)? 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 Story of Stevie Wonder

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Why each is a match

Ray Charlesgrades 4–8
Same genre (Biography & Autobiography), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
Martin Luther King Jr.: Man of Peacegrades 4–8
Same genre (Biography & Autobiography) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Smoky the Cowhorsegrades 3–7
Same genre (Biography & Autobiography) and overlapping grades (3–7).
A Gathering of Daysgrades 3–7
Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1970s).
A Wizard of Earthseagrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).
Africa Dreamgrades 4–8
Overlapping grades (4–8) and the same era (1970s).
Anno's Counting Bookgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1970s).
Blubbergrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1970s).
Bridge to Terabithia810L
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (1970s).
Child of the Owlgrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1970s).

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