Books like Wolf by the Ears

Looking for books like Wolf by the Ears by Ann Rinaldi (Children's · grades 9–12)? 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 Wolf by the Ears

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Why each is a match

Ajeemah and His Songrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Catherine, Called Birdygrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Chuck Closegrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Goldengrove ; Unleavinggrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Kids at Workgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Martha Grahamgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Nasty, Stinky Sneakersgrades 9–12
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (1990s).
Orphan Train Ridergrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).

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