Books like It Came from the Trees

If you liked It Came from the Trees, read Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex, The Cursed Moon, or Dogtown — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland — shares fear

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Looking for books like It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell (Horror · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, courage, and fear. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to It Came from the Trees

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Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flexgrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and same genre (Horror). Amazon → books like this →
The Cursed Moongrades 3–6
Shares themes of fear, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost of Fossil Glengrades 3–8
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Wait Till Helen Comesgrades 4–7
Both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, same genre (Horror), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Nimbusgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Swim Teamgrades 3–7
Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →

Books like It Came from the Trees for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson · 440L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School by Jarrett Lerner · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like It Came from the Trees for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson · 440L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Shares themes of courage, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective by Janet Tashjian · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School by Jarrett Lerner · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to It Came from the Trees?
The 10 closest matches to It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell on ReadingList include Tales from Cabin 23: The Boo Hag Flex, The Cursed Moon, Dogtown, The Ghost of Fossil Glen, and Wait Till Helen Comes. Each is scored on shared themes (friendship, courage, and fear), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like It Came from the Trees reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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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