What books are similar to A Million Ways Home?

The 10 closest matches to A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi-Winget on ReadingList include Blended, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, One for Sorrow, Out of My Mind, and Runaway Twin. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like A Million Ways Home reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 Million Ways Home

If you liked A Million Ways Home, read Blended, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, or One for Sorrow — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Blended by Sharon M. Draper

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Looking for books like A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi-Winget? 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Blended610L: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
One for Sorrowgrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Out of My Mind700L: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Runaway Twingrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Unwantedsgrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The War That Saved My Life580L: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
White Birdgrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Wonder790L: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
America is Under Attack September 11 2001grades 3–5: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like A Million Ways Home for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).
Life on Mars by Jennifer Brown · grades 3–5 — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s).

Books like A Million Ways Home for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Pax by Sara Pennypacker · 760L — Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn · grades 4–6 — Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty · grades 4–6 — Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to A Million Ways Home?: The 10 closest matches to A Million Ways Home by Dianna Dorisi-Winget on ReadingList include Blended, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, One for Sorrow, Out of My Mind, and Runaway Twin. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like A Million Ways Home reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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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