# Books like The Witch of Blackbird Pond

**10** books similar to *The Witch of Blackbird Pond* by Elizabeth George Speare (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · 850L · grades 5–8), 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:** tolerance, colonial Puritan society, friendship, prejudice, coming of age
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## Similar books

- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of prejudice, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (820L vs 850L).
- [The Graveyard Book](https://readinglist.school/book/the-graveyard-book) by Neil Gaiman _(820L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (820L vs 850L).
- [Bridge to Terabithia](https://readinglist.school/book/bridge-to-terabithia) by Katherine Paterson _(810L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (810L vs 850L).
- [A Single Shard](https://readinglist.school/book/a-single-shard) by Linda Sue Park _(920L · Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (920L vs 850L).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (770L vs 850L).
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (760L vs 850L).
- [When You Reach Me](https://readinglist.school/book/when-you-reach-me) by Rebecca Stead _(750L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (750L vs 850L).
- [Island of the Blue Dolphins](https://readinglist.school/book/island-of-the-blue-dolphins) by Scott O'Dell _(1000L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (1000L vs 850L).
- [James and the Giant Peach](https://readinglist.school/book/james-and-the-giant-peach) by Roald Dahl _(870L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (870L vs 850L).

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