Books like Dobry
If you liked Dobry, read El Chupacabras, Wild Wings, or Harris and Me — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.
Closest match: El Chupacabras by Adam Rubin — shares farm life
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Looking for books like Dobry by Monica Shannon (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of farm life, artists, and peasants in literature. 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.
10 books similar to Dobry
El ChupacabrasAdam Rubin
Wild WingsGill Lewis
Harris and MeGary Paulsen
The Root CellarJanet Lunn
Dear Mr. HenshawBeverly Cleary
Roller SkatesRuth Sawyer
ShilohPhyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L
Walk Two MoonsSharon Creech · 770L
Caddie Woodlawn's FamilyCarol Ryrie Brink
Daniel BooneJames Daugherty
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Why each is a match
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- El Chupacabrasgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Wild Wingsgrades 4–6
- Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Harris and Megrades 6–8
- Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- The Root Cellargrades 6–8
- Shares themes of farm life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Roller Skatesgrades 4–7
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Shiloh890L
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Walk Two Moons770L
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7). Amazon → books like this →
- Caddie Woodlawn's Familygrades 3–7
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1930s). Amazon → books like this →
- Daniel Boonegrades 4–7
- Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1930s). Amazon → books like this →
Common questions
- What books are similar to Dobry?
- The 10 closest matches to Dobry by Monica Shannon on ReadingList include El Chupacabras, Wild Wings, Harris and Me, The Root Cellar, and Dear Mr. Henshaw. Each is scored on shared themes (farm life, artists, and peasants in literature), 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 Dobry 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.