Books like Swim Team

Looking for books like Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of perseverance, friendship, and race. 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 Swim Team

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Why each is a match

Curveballgrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of perseverance, friendship, and courage and overlapping grades (3–6).
Globalgrades 6–8
Shares themes of perseverance and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Knight Owlgrades K–3
Shares themes of perseverance, friendship, and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3
Shares themes of perseverance, friendship, and courage and overlapping grades (K–3).
Misfit Mansiongrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Punycorngrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Skyridersgrades 6–8
Shares themes of perseverance, friendship, and courage and overlapping grades (6–8).
Roller Girl440L
Shares themes of perseverance and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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