# Books like The Trumpet of the Swan

**10** books similar to *The Trumpet of the Swan* by E.B. White (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 3–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** perseverance, family, courage, nature, animals
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## Similar books

- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, family, and nature, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Rascal](https://readinglist.school/book/rascal) by Sterling North _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, family, and nature, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Nimbus](https://readinglist.school/book/nimbus) by Jan Eldredge _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage and animals, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Witching Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witching-wind) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and courage, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The House at the Edge of Magic](https://readinglist.school/book/the-house-at-the-edge-of-magic) by Amy Sparkes _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of perseverance and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-guardian-test) by Christina Soontornvat _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of courage and nature, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [The Tale of Despereaux](https://readinglist.school/book/the-tale-of-despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo _(670L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lightning-thief) by Rick Riordan _(740L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Growing Home](https://readinglist.school/book/growing-home) by Beth Ferry _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of perseverance and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Old Yeller](https://readinglist.school/book/old-yeller) by Fred Gipson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, courage, and animals, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (5–8).

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