Books like Streams to the River, River to the Sea
Looking for books like Streams to the River, River to the Sea by Scott O'Dell? 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 Streams to the River, River to the Sea
- Behave Yourself, Bethany BrantPatricia Beatty
Dear Mr. HenshawBeverly Cleary
Ender's GameOrson Scott Card · 780L
FencesAugust Wilson
HatchetGary Paulsen · 1020L
MatildaRoald Dahl · 840L
Maus: A Survivor's TaleArt Spiegelman
My Teacher Is an AlienBruce Coville
Number the StarsLois Lowry · 670L
The BFGRoald Dahl · 720L
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Why each is a match
- Behave Yourself, Bethany Brantgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).
- Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
- Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (1980s).
- Ender's Game780L
- Overlapping grades (6–10) and the same era (1980s).
- Fencesgrades 9–12
- Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (1980s).
- Hatchet1020L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).
- Matilda840L
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1980s).
- Maus: A Survivor's Talegrades 9–12
- Overlapping grades (9–12) and the same era (1980s).
- My Teacher Is an Aliengrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1980s).
- Number the Stars670L
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1980s).
- The BFG720L
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (1980s).