What books are similar to Champ?

The 10 closest matches to Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones on ReadingList include Restart, 11 Birthdays, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Flush, and Please Write in this Book. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Champ reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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 Champ

If you liked Champ, read Restart, 11 Birthdays, or Deep and Dark and Dangerous — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Restart by Gordon Korman

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Looking for books like Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones? 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

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Restart730L: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Deep and Dark and Dangerousgrades 4–6: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Flushgrades 3–5: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Please Write in this Bookgrades 3–5: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Ruby Hollergrades 3–5: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Stolen Childrengrades 4–6: Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L: Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Double Fudgegrades 4–6: Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Champ?: The 10 closest matches to Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones on ReadingList include Restart, 11 Birthdays, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Flush, and Please Write in this Book. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Champ reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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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