What books are similar to Project Mulberry?

The 10 closest matches to Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park on ReadingList include Gracie Under the Waves, A Single Shard, Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, Loser, and 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents. Each is scored on shared themes (family life, prejudices, and silkworms), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Project Mulberry reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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 Project Mulberry

If you liked Project Mulberry, read Gracie Under the Waves, A Single Shard, or Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park

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Looking for books like Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of family life, prejudices, and silkworms. The 10 titles below 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Gracie Under the Wavesgrades 4–6: Is by Linda Sue Park, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Single Shard920L: Is by Linda Sue Park, the same author, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the Worldgrades 2–8: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Losergrades 4–6: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
101 Ways to Bug Your Parentsgrades 4–6: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
All About Samgrades 4–6: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Attaboy, Sam!grades 4–6: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Backlashgrades 3–8: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Daphne's Bookgrades 4–8: Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Flaming Arrowsgrades 4–8: Shares themes of prejudices, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Project Mulberry for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Saving Zasha by Randi G. Barrow · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Striped Ice Cream by Joan M. Lexau · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Project Mulberry for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Both on the Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
Saving Zasha by Randi G. Barrow · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Striped Ice Cream by Joan M. Lexau · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of family life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Project Mulberry for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Room by Emma Donoghue · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family life and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Plague Year by Stephanie S. Tolan · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of prejudices.

Common questions

What books are similar to Project Mulberry?: The 10 closest matches to Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park on ReadingList include Gracie Under the Waves, A Single Shard, Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, Loser, and 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents. Each is scored on shared themes (family life, prejudices, and silkworms), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Project Mulberry reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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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