What books are similar to By the Shores of Silver Lake?

The 10 closest matches to By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder on ReadingList include Henry and the Paper Route, Henry Huggins, A Dog's Life, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Blackwater Swamp. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like By the Shores of Silver Lake reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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 By the Shores of Silver Lake

If you liked By the Shores of Silver Lake, read Henry and the Paper Route, Henry Huggins, or A Dog's Life — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary

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Looking for books like By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder (Children's · grades 4–7)? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

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Henry and the Paper Routegrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Henry Hugginsgrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
A Dog's Lifegrades 4–6: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Mouse Called Wolfgrades 4–6: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Blackwater Swampgrades 4–6: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery and Howliday Inn EBOOKgrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Banggrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machinegrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Danny Dunn on the Ocean Floorgrades 4–7: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fevergrades 4–6: Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list, same genre (Children's), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to By the Shores of Silver Lake?: The 10 closest matches to By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder on ReadingList include Henry and the Paper Route, Henry Huggins, A Dog's Life, A Mouse Called Wolf, and Blackwater Swamp. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like By the Shores of Silver Lake reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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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