Books like It Came from the Trees
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 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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
DogtownKatherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko
HeroesAlan Gratz
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
Just Like MillieLauren Castillo
Knight OwlChristopher Denise
Knight Owl and Early BirdChristopher Denise
Misfit MansionKay Davault
Simon Sort of SaysErin Bow
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
Swim TeamJohnnie Christmas
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Why each is a match
- Dogtowngrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Heroesgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Just Like Milliegrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Knight Owlgrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
- Misfit Mansiongrades 3–5
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Skyridersgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
- Swim Teamgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of friendship and courage and overlapping grades (3–7).