Books like Wildful
Looking for books like Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of nature, family, and grief. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Wildful
DuelJessixa Bagley
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen
CurveballPablo Cartaya
Doña Quixote: Rise of the KnightRey Terciero
Four Eyes: A Graphic NovelRex Ogle
Fowl PlayKristin O'Donnell Tubb
GlobalEoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin
Hope in the ValleyMitali Perkins
Ruby Lost and FoundChristina Li
The Labors of Hercules BealGary D. Schmidt
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Why each is a match
- Duelgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and grief, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and grief and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Curveballgrades 3–5
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Four Eyes: A Graphic Novelgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Fowl Playgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family and grief and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Globalgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of nature, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Hope in the Valleygrades 3–6
- Shares themes of family and grief and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
- Shares themes of family and grief and overlapping grades (6–9).
- The Labors of Hercules Bealgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of family and grief and overlapping grades (3–7).