# Books like Up a Road Slowly

**10** books similar to *Up a Road Slowly* by Irene Hunt (Young Adult Fiction · grades 3–7), 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

- [The Bronze Bow](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bronze-bow) by Elizabeth George Speare _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (YOUNG ADULT FICTION), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Door in the Wall](https://readinglist.school/book/the-door-in-the-wall) by Marguerite de Angeli _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Hero and the Crown](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hero-and-the-crown) by Robin McKinley _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Slave Dancer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-slave-dancer) by Paula Fox _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Young Adult Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Outsiders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-outsiders) by S.E. Hinton _(750L · Grades 7–9)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction), overlapping grades (7–9), and the same era (1960s).
- [A Wrinkle in Time](https://readinglist.school/book/a-wrinkle-in-time) by Madeleine L'Engle _(740L · Grades 5–7)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (5–7), and the same era (1960s).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Ender's Game](https://readinglist.school/book/enders-game) by Orson Scott Card _(780L · Grades 6–10)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–10).
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12)_ — Same genre (Young Adult Fiction) and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler](https://readinglist.school/book/from-the-mixed-up-files-of-mrs-basil-e-frankweiler) by E.L. Konigsburg _(700L · Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1960s).

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