Books like Mick Harte Was Here

Looking for books like Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of grief, family, and safety. 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.

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10 books similar to Mick Harte Was Here

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Why each is a match

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrisegrades 5–8
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Hope in the Valleygrades 3–6
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ruby Lost and Foundgrades 6–9
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Walk Two Moons770L
Shares themes of grief and family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).
A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Crenshawgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Ghost Boys360L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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