# Books like When

**10** books similar to *When* by Laurie McBain (Historical Fiction · grades 6–8), 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:** american west, antebellum south, brothers, civil war
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## Similar books

- [A Night Divided](https://readinglist.school/book/a-night-divided) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Allies](https://readinglist.school/book/allies) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 5–9)_ — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Good Night, Mr. Tom](https://readinglist.school/book/good-night-mr-tom) by Michelle Magorian _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1980s).
- [My Horrible Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/my-horrible-secret) by Stephen Roos _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of brothers and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [The Devil's Arithmetic](https://readinglist.school/book/the-devils-arithmetic) by Jane Yolen _(730L · Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1980s).
- [The Fighting Ground](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fighting-ground) by Avi _(Grades 4–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1980s).
- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of brothers and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [12 Again](https://readinglist.school/book/12-again) by Sue Corbett _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of brothers and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [A Corner of the Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/a-corner-of-the-universe) by Ann M. Martin _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).

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