Books like Bull Run
If you liked Bull Run, read Weslandia, Joyful Noise, or Forty Acres And Maybe A Mule — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like Bull Run by Paul Fleischman? 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Bull Run
WeslandiaPaul Fleischman- Joyful NoisePaul Fleischman
- Forty Acres And Maybe A MuleHarriette Robinet
- JipKatherine Paterson
- Morning GirlMichael Dorris
Out of the DustKaren Hesse · 740L- Stepping on the CracksMary Downing Hahn
- A Sea of Lemon TreesMaría Dolores Águila
- African TownIrene Latham
- All He KnewHelen Frost
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- Weslandiagrades 3–8
- Is by Paul Fleischman, the same author, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- Joyful Noisegrades 3–7
- Is by Paul Fleischman, the same author and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Forty Acres And Maybe A Mulegrades 4–7
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- Jipgrades 5–8
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- Morning Girlgrades 4–7
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- Out of the Dust740L
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- Stepping on the Cracksgrades 4–7
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s). Amazon → books like this →
- A Sea of Lemon Treesgrades 5–8
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
- African Towngrades 7–12
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (7–12). Amazon → books like this →
- All He Knewgrades 5–8
- Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.