# Books like White Water

**10** books similar to *White Water* by P. J. Petersen (Sports Fiction · grades 4–8), 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:** father and child, fear, rafting (sports), fear, fiction
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## Similar books

- [The Cursed Moon](https://readinglist.school/book/the-cursed-moon) by Angela Cervantes _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fear, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [There's a Girl in My Hammerlock](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-girl-in-my-hammerlock) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 6–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1990s).
- [Athlete vs. Mathlete](https://readinglist.school/book/athlete-vs-mathlete) by W. C. Mack _(Grades 3–5)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Bud, Not Buddy](https://readinglist.school/book/bud-not-buddy) by Christopher Paul Curtis _(950L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Game Changer](https://readinglist.school/book/game-changer) by Tommy Greenwald _(Grades 5–8)_ — Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [It Came from the Trees](https://readinglist.school/book/it-came-from-the-trees) by Ally Russell _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fear and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).

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