# Books like The Wild Robot

**10** books similar to *The Wild Robot* by Peter Brown (Middle Grade Fiction · 740L · grades 4–6), 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:** nature, survival, family, kindness
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## Similar books

- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and kindness, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+2 more shared lists), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Wishtree](https://readinglist.school/book/wishtree) by Katherine Applegate _(590L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of nature and kindness, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Refugee](https://readinglist.school/book/refugee) by Alan Gratz _(800L · Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of survival and family, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and a close reading level (800L vs 740L).
- [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory](https://readinglist.school/book/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory) by Roald Dahl _(810L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and kindness, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (810L vs 740L).
- [Old Yeller](https://readinglist.school/book/old-yeller) by Fred Gipson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of survival and family, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Ramona the Pest](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-pest) by Beverly Cleary _(750L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (730L vs 740L).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (750L vs 740L).
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) by Sharon M. Draper _(610L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).

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