Books like Parachute Kids

Looking for books like Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang (Graphic Novel · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of immigration, family, and resilience. 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 Parachute Kids

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Why each is a match

In the Beautiful Countrygrades 3–6
Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (3–6).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (3–7).
Inside Out & Back Again800L
Shares themes of immigration, family, and resilience and overlapping grades (4–8).
Everything We Never Hadgrades 7–12
Shares themes of immigration and family and overlapping grades (7–12).
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hoopermangrades 6–9
Shares themes of family and resilience and overlapping grades (6–9).
When Stars Are Scatteredgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Dragonwings870L
Shares themes of immigration and family and overlapping grades (6–8).
Forged by Firegrades 7–10
Shares themes of family and resilience and overlapping grades (7–10).
Other Words for Home930L
Shares themes of immigration and family and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1)1010L
Shares themes of family and resilience and overlapping grades (4–7).

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