Books like Number the Stars

Looking for books like Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · 670L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, friendship, and Holocaust. 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 Number the Stars

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Why each is a match

Sarah, Plain and Tall660L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (660L vs 670L).
The BFG720L
Shares themes of courage and friendship and a close reading level (720L vs 670L).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Fablehavengrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage, friendship, and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
Heroesgrades 6–8
Shares themes of courage and friendship, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Echo680L
Shares themes of courage and family and a close reading level (680L vs 670L).
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (700L vs 670L).
I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912590L
Shares themes of courage and family and a close reading level (590L vs 670L).
The Outsiders750L
Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (750L vs 670L).
Ivy and Bean580L
Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (580L vs 670L).

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