What books are similar to December Stillness?

The 10 closest matches to December Stillness by Mary Downing Hahn on ReadingList include Daphne's Book, All the Lovely Bad Ones, Taking Terri Mueller, The Root Cellar, and A Family Apart. Each is scored on shared themes (homeless persons, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, and veterans), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like December Stillness reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

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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 December Stillness

If you liked December Stillness, read Daphne's Book, All the Lovely Bad Ones, or Taking Terri Mueller — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn

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Looking for books like December Stillness by Mary Downing Hahn (Realistic Fiction · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of homeless persons, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, and veterans. 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Daphne's Bookgrades 4–8: Is by Mary Downing Hahn, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8: Is by Mary Downing Hahn, the same author and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Taking Terri Muellergrades 6–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Root Cellargrades 6–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Family Apartgrades 6–8: Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost in My Soupgrades 6–8: Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
The Honorable Prisongrades 6–10: Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
The Magic of the Glitsgrades 4–8: Same genre (Realistic Fiction), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (1980s). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtag Summergrades 6–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Hattie Big Skygrades 6–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →

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What books are similar to December Stillness?: The 10 closest matches to December Stillness by Mary Downing Hahn on ReadingList include Daphne's Book, All the Lovely Bad Ones, Taking Terri Mueller, The Root Cellar, and A Family Apart. Each is scored on shared themes (homeless persons, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, and veterans), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like December Stillness reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 6–8), 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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