# Books like We Own the Sky

**10** books similar to *We Own the Sky* by Rodman Philbrick (Middle Grade Historical Fiction · 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.

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## Similar books

- [Wildfire](https://readinglist.school/book/wildfire) by Rodman Philbrick _(Grades 3–5)_ — Is by Rodman Philbrick, the same author and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Esperanza Rising](https://readinglist.school/book/esperanza-rising) by Pam Muñoz Ryan _(750L · Grades 4–7)_ — Same genre (Middle Grade Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Ferris](https://readinglist.school/book/ferris) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature](https://readinglist.school/book/haiku-ew) by Lynn Brunelle _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Hummingbird](https://readinglist.school/book/hummingbird) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–8)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic](https://readinglist.school/book/narwhal-unicorn-of-the-arctic) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/nic-blake-manifestor-prophecy) by Angie Thomas _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [No Matter the Distance](https://readinglist.school/book/no-matter-the-distance) by Cindy Baldwin _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [Squished](https://readinglist.school/book/squished) by Megan Wagner Lloyd _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s).
- [The Last Dragon on Mars](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-dragon-on-mars) by Scott Reintgen _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the North Carolina Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).

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