Books like Will's Race for Home

Looking for books like Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Children's Literature · grades 4–8)? 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.

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10 books similar to Will's Race for Home

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Africa Dreamgrades 4–8
Same genre (Children's Literature) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Heart and Soulgrades 4–8
Same genre (Children's Literature) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the Worldgrades 4–8
Same genre (Children's Literature) and overlapping grades (4–8).
Shen of the Seagrades 3–7
Same genre (Children's Literature) and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittlegrades 3–7
Same genre (Children's Literature) and overlapping grades (3–7).
96 Milesgrades 6–8
Overlapping grades (6–8) and the same era (2020s).
A Bird Will Soargrades 4–7
Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2020s).
A Conspiracy of Kingsgrades 5–12
Overlapping grades (5–12) and the same era (2020s).
A Face for Picassogrades 6–12
Overlapping grades (6–12) and the same era (2020s).
A Fate So Coldgrades 7–12
Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2020s).

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