Books like The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Looking for books like The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–9)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, resilience, and hope. 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 6–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

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Why each is a match

Forged by Firegrades 7–10
Shares themes of family and resilience, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (7–10).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of family and resilience, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and hope and overlapping grades (4–8).
Ferrisgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hope in the Valleygrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
In the Beautiful Countrygrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and resilience and overlapping grades (3–6).
Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Shares themes of family and resilience and overlapping grades (3–7).
Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).

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