# Books like Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn't)

**10** books similar to *Wish You Were Here (And I Wasn't)* by Colin McNaughton, 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.

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## Similar books

- [42 Miles](https://readinglist.school/book/42-miles) by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–6).
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- [Bunnicula](https://readinglist.school/book/bunnicula) by Deborah Howe _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list and overlapping grades (3–6).
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- [Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code](https://readinglist.school/book/girls-who-code-the-friendship-code) by Stacia Deutsch _(Grades 4–5)_ — Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list and overlapping grades (4–5).

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