What books are similar to Lewis and Clark and Me?

The 10 closest matches to Lewis and Clark and Me by Laurie Myers on ReadingList include Star in the Storm, Barbed Wire Baseball, Hachiko, The Fighting Ground, and Bud, Not Buddy. Each is scored on shared themes (seaman (dog), dogs, and newfoundland dog), 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 Lewis and Clark and Me 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.

Books like Lewis and Clark and Me

If you liked Lewis and Clark and Me, read Star in the Storm, Barbed Wire Baseball, or Hachiko — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow — shares dogs and newfoundland dog

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Looking for books like Lewis and Clark and Me by Laurie Myers (Historical Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of seaman (dog), dogs, and newfoundland dog. 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.

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Star in the Stormgrades 2–8: Shares themes of dogs and newfoundland dog and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Barbed Wire Baseballgrades 3–8: Shares themes of historical fiction, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Hachikogrades 3–6: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Fighting Groundgrades 4–8: Shares themes of historical fiction, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Bud, Not Buddy950L: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh Seasongrades 3–6: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Sweetest Figgrades 3–8: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Season of Giftsgrades 3–8: Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Fever 1793grades 2–8: Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
The Cats in Krasinski Squaregrades 3–8: Same genre (Historical Fiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Lewis and Clark and Me for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

My Dog, My Hero by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–5).
Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–8).
Sheep by Valerie Hobbs · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Good Dog by Avi · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–6).
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Lewis and Clark and Me for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak · 730L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
Owney: The Mail-Pouch Pooch by Mona Kerby · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–8).
Sheep by Valerie Hobbs · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Good Dog by Avi · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of dogs and overlapping grades (3–6).
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Lewis and Clark and Me for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead · grades 11–12 — Shares themes of historical fiction and same genre (Historical Fiction).
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín · grades 9–10 — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak · 730L — Same genre (Historical Fiction) and the same era (2000s).
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Historical Fiction).
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens · 1170L — Same genre (Historical Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Lewis and Clark and Me?: The 10 closest matches to Lewis and Clark and Me by Laurie Myers on ReadingList include Star in the Storm, Barbed Wire Baseball, Hachiko, The Fighting Ground, and Bud, Not Buddy. Each is scored on shared themes (seaman (dog), dogs, and newfoundland dog), 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 Lewis and Clark and Me 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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