What books are similar to A Boy at War?

The 10 closest matches to A Boy at War by Harry Mazer on ReadingList include Boy at War, NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, A Year Down Yonder, All the Blues in the Sky, and And Then, Boom!. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like A Boy at War reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like A Boy at War

If you liked A Boy at War, read Boy at War, NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, or A Year Down Yonder — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Boy at War by Harry Mazer

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Looking for books like A Boy at War by Harry Mazer (Juvenile Fiction · grades 3–6)? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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Boy at Wargrades 4–6: Is by Harry Mazer, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Societygrades 3–6: Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Year Down Yondergrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
All the Blues in the Skygrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
And Then, Boom!grades 4–5: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–5). Amazon → books like this →
Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closetgrades 4–5: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–5). Amazon → books like this →
Buffalo Dreamergrades 4–5: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (4–5). Amazon → books like this →
Caddie Woodlawn's Familygrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Carry On, Mr. Bowditchgrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Crispin: The Cross of Leadgrades 3–7: Same genre (Juvenile Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to A Boy at War?: The 10 closest matches to A Boy at War by Harry Mazer on ReadingList include Boy at War, NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society, A Year Down Yonder, All the Blues in the Sky, and And Then, Boom!. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like A Boy at War reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?: Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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