Books like Bea and the New Deal Horse

Looking for books like Bea and the New Deal Horse by L. M. Elliott (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, family, and perseverance. 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 Bea and the New Deal Horse

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Why each is a match

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Shares themes of courage and family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Trumpet of the Swangrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, family, and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
Amir and the Jinn Princessgrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage and family and overlapping grades (4–8).
Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of family and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
Growing Homegrades 3–5
Shares themes of family and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).

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