Books like Charlotte's Web

Looking for books like Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Children's Fiction · 680L · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, mortality, and loyalty. 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.

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.

10 books similar to Charlotte's Web

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Why each is a match

Pax760L
Shares themes of friendship and loyalty and a close reading level (760L vs 680L).
Bridge to Terabithia810L
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Children's Fiction), and a close reading level (810L vs 680L).
The Season of Styx Malone510L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and a close reading level (510L vs 680L).
Roller Girl440L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and a close reading level (440L vs 680L).
El Deafo420L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (4–6).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (3–7).
Smile410L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (4–8).
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (4–7).
Mid-Airgrades 5–8
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (5–8).
The Cybil Wargrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and overlapping grades (3–6).

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