What books are similar to Shiloh Season?

The 10 closest matches to Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor on ReadingList include My Dog, My Hero, Shiloh, The Boys Start the War, ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat, and Ellie's Story. Each is scored on shared themes (kindness, dogs, and dogs, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Shiloh Season reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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 Shiloh Season

If you liked Shiloh Season, read My Dog, My Hero, Shiloh, or The Boys Start the War — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of kindness, dogs, and dogs, fiction. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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My Dog, My Herogrades 3–5: Shares themes of dogs and dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Shiloh890L: Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Boys Start the Wargrades 3–8: Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eatgrades 2–8: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Ellie's Storygrades 3–6: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Fudgegrades 4–6: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Star in the Stormgrades 2–8: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Attaboy, Sam!grades 4–6: Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Big Bengrades 4–6: Shares themes of dogs, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dog Breathgrades 2–8: Shares themes of dogs, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Shiloh Season for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Tangerine by Edward Bloor · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Shiloh Season for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · grades 4–7 — Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Tangerine by Edward Bloor · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Tucky Jo and Little Heart by Patricia Polacco · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of kindness, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Shiloh Season for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · grades 4–7 — Is by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the same author, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Sharing Susan by Eve Bunting · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Tangerine by Edward Bloor · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech · 770L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–7).

Books like Shiloh Season for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Posted by John David Anderson · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (6–9).
Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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