What books are similar to The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry?

The 10 closest matches to The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris on ReadingList include The Whipping Boy, Boy 2.0, Grounded, Impossible Creatures, and Simon Sort of Says. Each is scored on shared themes (adventure, courage, and self-discovery), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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 Wild Journey of Juniper Berry

If you liked The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry, read The Whipping Boy, Boy 2.0, or Grounded — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of adventure, courage, and self-discovery. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The Whipping Boygrades 3–7: Shares themes of adventure and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Boy 2.0grades 4–8: Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Groundedgrades 4–8: Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8: Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8: Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
The First State of Beinggrades 6–8: Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon →
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6: Shares themes of adventure, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Dogtowngrades 3–6: Shares themes of courage, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Fablehavengrades 4–7: Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon →
Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaustgrades 2–5: Shares themes of courage, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon →

Books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett · 990L — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (2–4).
The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat · grades 2–5 — Shares themes of courage, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–4).
Just Like Millie by Lauren Castillo · grades K–3 — Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl by Christopher Denise · grades K–3 — Shares themes of courage and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of courage, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman · grades 3–7 — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater · 910L — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien · 790L — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett · 990L — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (2–4).

Books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of courage, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman · grades 3–7 — Both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien · 790L — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas · grades 3–7 — Shares themes of adventure, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
Old Yeller by Fred Gipson · grades 5–8 — Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).

Books like The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Shares themes of adventure and courage and overlapping grades (5–9).
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of courage.
Now Let Me Fly: A Portrait of Eugene Bullard by Ronald Wimberly · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of courage.
Sky's End by Marc J. Gregson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of courage.
Torch by Lyn Miller-Lachmann · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of courage.

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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