Books like Saving Shiloh
Looking for books like Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Animal Fiction · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of loyalty, forgiveness, and community. 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Saving Shiloh
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson · 780L
Charlotte's WebE.B. White · 680L
LegendMarie Lu
Look Both WaysJason Reynolds
NimbusJan Eldredge
PaxSara Pennypacker · 760L
Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)Hilda Eunice Burgos
The False PrinceJennifer A. Nielsen
The Hidden KingdomTui T. Sutherland
The Labors of Hercules BealGary D. Schmidt
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Why each is a match
- Chains780L
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (5–9).
- Charlotte's Web680L
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (3–5).
- Legendgrades 6–9
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (6–9).
- Look Both Waysgrades 5–8
- Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (5–8).
- Nimbusgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Pax760L
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)grades 2–5
- Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (2–5).
- The False Princegrades 5–9
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (5–9).
- The Hidden Kingdomgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of loyalty and overlapping grades (3–7).
- The Labors of Hercules Bealgrades 3–7
- Shares themes of community and overlapping grades (3–7).