# Books like The War That Saved My Life

**10** books similar to *The War That Saved My Life* by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · 580L · grades 4–7), matched on shared themes, 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:** war, resilience, disability, family, freedom
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## Similar books

- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of resilience and disability and a close reading level (550L vs 580L).
- [Chains](https://readinglist.school/book/chains) by Laurie Halse Anderson _(780L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of resilience and freedom, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (780L vs 580L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of disability and family and a close reading level (700L vs 580L).
- [Sarah, Plain and Tall](https://readinglist.school/book/sarah-plain-and-tall) by Patricia MacLachlan _(660L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (660L vs 580L).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (670L vs 580L).
- [Inside Out & Back Again](https://readinglist.school/book/inside-out-and-back-again) by Thanhha Lai _(800L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of resilience and family and a close reading level (800L vs 580L).
- [I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-sinking-of-the-titanic-1912) by Lauren Tarshis _(590L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (590L vs 580L).
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (610L vs 580L).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and a close reading level (510L vs 580L).
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of resilience, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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