Books like A Long Walk to Water

Looking for books like A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park (Historical Fiction · 720L · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of survival, perseverance, and war. 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 A Long Walk to Water

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Why each is a match

Salt to the Sea560L
Shares themes of survival, war, and hope, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 720L).
Echo680L
Shares themes of war, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (680L vs 720L).
Refugee800L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (800L vs 720L).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
Shares themes of survival, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (590L vs 720L).
Dragonwings870L
Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Historical Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 720L).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Shares themes of war, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybegrades 4–7
Shares themes of survival and perseverance and overlapping grades (4–7).
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy720L
Shares themes of war and a close reading level (720L vs 720L).
The Wild Robot740L
Shares themes of survival and a close reading level (740L vs 720L).
One Crazy Summer750L
Same genre (Historical Fiction), a close reading level (750L vs 720L), and the same era (2010s).

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