# Books like Where the Red Fern Grows

**10** books similar to *Where the Red Fern Grows* by Wilson Rawls (Children's Fiction · 700L · grades 4–7), 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.

**Themes:** boy-and-dog bond, rural self-reliance, perseverance, grief, family
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## Similar books

- [Summer of the Monkeys](https://readinglist.school/book/summer-of-the-monkeys) by Wilson Rawls _(Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Wilson Rawls, the same author, shares themes of perseverance and family, and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Crossover](https://readinglist.school/book/the-crossover) by Kwame Alexander _(750L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (750L vs 700L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (700L vs 700L).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+3 more shared lists) and a close reading level (660L vs 700L).
- [The Giver](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giver) by Lois Lowry _(760L · Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of coming of age, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (760L vs 700L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and a close reading level (790L vs 700L).
- [A Long Walk to Water](https://readinglist.school/book/a-long-walk-to-water) by Linda Sue Park _(720L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of perseverance, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and a close reading level (720L vs 700L).
- [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 Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (820L vs 700L).
- [Charlotte's Web](https://readinglist.school/book/charlottes-web) by E.B. White _(680L · Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Children's Fiction), and a close reading level (680L vs 700L).
- [Walk Two Moons](https://readinglist.school/book/walk-two-moons) by Sharon Creech _(770L · Grades 5–7)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (770L vs 700L).

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