What books are similar to Fry Bread?

The 10 closest matches to Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard on ReadingList include Balloons over Broadway, A Ball for Daisy, A Band of Angels, A Dance Like Starlight, and A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Fry Bread reading-level appropriate?

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

If you liked Fry Bread, read Balloons over Broadway, A Ball for Daisy, or A Band of Angels — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet

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Looking for books like Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard? 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Balloons over Broadwaygrades 1–4: Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (1–4), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Ball for Daisygrades K–2: Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Band of Angelsgrades K–5: Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Dance Like Starlightgrades K–5: Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullyinggrades K–3: Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Green Place to begrades K–5: Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3: Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Visitor for Beargrades K–5: Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Across the Baygrades K–5: Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Are You Ready to Play Outside?grades K–2: Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Fry Bread for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Kakapo Rescue by Sy Montgomery · grades 4–7 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman · grades 5–9 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner · grades 4–8 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).

Books like Fry Bread for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti · grades 6–10 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin · 920L — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
Kakapo Rescue by Sy Montgomery · grades 4–7 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman · grades 5–9 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner · grades 4–8 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).

Books like Fry Bread for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti · grades 6–10 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin · 920L — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
March Book Three by John Lewis · grades 9–12 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).
The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman · grades 5–9 — Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Fry Bread?: The 10 closest matches to Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard on ReadingList include Balloons over Broadway, A Ball for Daisy, A Band of Angels, A Dance Like Starlight, and A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Fry Bread reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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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