# 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

- [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).
- [Long Way Down](https://readinglist.school/book/long-way-down) by Jason Reynolds _(720L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of grief and family, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and a close reading level (720L 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).
- [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 (+2 more shared lists), and a close reading level (790L vs 700L).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), 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).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (670L 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 (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (760L vs 700L).
- [Rebound](https://readinglist.school/book/rebound) by Kwame Alexander _(780L · Grades 5–8)_ — Shares themes of family and coming of age, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (780L vs 700L).

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