Books like Good Masters Sweet Ladies

If you liked Good Masters Sweet Ladies, read The Hired Girl, Dead End in Norvelt, or Hello, Universe — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Good Masters Sweet Ladies by Laura Amy Schlitz? 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 Good Masters Sweet Ladies

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The Hired Girlgrades 7–12
Is by Laura Amy Schlitz, the same author, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Dead End in Norveltgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Hello, Universe690L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
M.C. Higgins, the Greatgrades 4–9
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Merci Suárez Changes Gears700L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Moon Over Manifestgrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
New Kidgrades 4–8
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Crossover750L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Girl Who Drank the Moongrades 4–7
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The One and Only Ivan570L
Both on the Newbery Medal list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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