Books like Nothing Else But Miracles
Looking for books like Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus (Historical Fiction · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, history, and resourcefulness. 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Nothing Else But Miracles
Code Name KingfisherLiz Kessler
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912Lauren Tarshis · 590L
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963Christopher Paul Curtis · 1000L
IcebergJennifer A. Nielsen
The Lost YearKatherine Marsh
The Partition ProjectSaadia Faruqi
The War I Finally WonKimberly Brubaker Bradley
A Corner of the UniverseAnn M. Martin
A Night DividedJennifer A. Nielsen
Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis · 950L
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Why each is a match
- Code Name Kingfishergrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
- Shares themes of family and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham—19631000L
- Shares themes of family and history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Iceberggrades 3–7
- Shares themes of history, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- The Lost Yeargrades 6–8
- Shares themes of family and history and overlapping grades (6–8).
- The Partition Projectgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family and history and overlapping grades (4–8).
- The War I Finally Wongrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- A Corner of the Universegrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Bud, Not Buddy950L
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).