What books are similar to Flaming Arrows?

The 10 closest matches to Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele on ReadingList include Project Mulberry, Worth, Daniel Boone, Skeleton Man, and The Legend of Mackinac Island. Each is scored on shared themes (frontier and pioneer life, indians of north america, and prejudices), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Flaming Arrows reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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.

Books like Flaming Arrows

If you liked Flaming Arrows, read Project Mulberry, Worth, or Daniel Boone — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park — shares prejudices

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Looking for books like Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of frontier and pioneer life, indians of north america, and prejudices. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Why each is a match

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Project Mulberrygrades 3–8: Shares themes of prejudices, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Worthgrades 4–8: Shares themes of frontier and pioneer life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Daniel Boonegrades 4–7: Shares themes of frontier and pioneer life and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Skeleton Mangrades 3–8: Shares themes of indians of north america and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Legend of Mackinac Islandgrades 2–8: Shares themes of indians of north america and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Swamp Angelgrades 3–6: Shares themes of frontier and pioneer life and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Two Suns in the Skygrades 6–10: Shares themes of prejudices, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
Brighty of the Grand Canyongrades 4–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Little Vicgrades 4–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Airball: My Life in Briefsgrades 6–8: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to Flaming Arrows?: The 10 closest matches to Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele on ReadingList include Project Mulberry, Worth, Daniel Boone, Skeleton Man, and The Legend of Mackinac Island. Each is scored on shared themes (frontier and pioneer life, indians of north america, and prejudices), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Flaming Arrows reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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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