# Books like The Young Landlords

**10** books similar to *The Young Landlords* by Walter Dean Myers (Harlem (New York, N.Y.) · grades 4–8), 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.

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## Similar books

- [Fallen Angels](https://readinglist.school/book/fallen-angels) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Walter Dean Myers, the same author, both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Motown and Didi](https://readinglist.school/book/motown-and-didi) by Walter Dean Myers _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Walter Dean Myers, the same author, both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Africa Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/africa-dream) by Eloise Greenfield _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Duey's Tale](https://readinglist.school/book/dueys-tale) by Pearl Bailey _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Escape to Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/escape-to-freedom) by Ossie Davis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [I Never Had It Made](https://readinglist.school/book/i-never-had-it-made) by Jackie Robinson _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [Ray Charles](https://readinglist.school/book/ray-charles) by Sharon Bell Mathis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [The Legend of Africania](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-africania) by Dorothy W. Robinson _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [The Story of Stevie Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-story-of-stevie-wonder) by James Haskins _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1970s).
- [A Few Red Drops](https://readinglist.school/book/a-few-red-drops) by Claire Hartfield _(Grades 7–12)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Author Award list and overlapping grades (7–12).

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