Books like Team Moon
If you liked Team Moon, read Mystery Fish, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, or We Are the Ship — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.
Looking for books like Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh? 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 5–9 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Team Moon
- Mystery FishSally M. Walker
- The Life and Death of Adolf HitlerJames Cross Giblin
We Are the ShipKadir Nelson- Almost AstronautsTanya Lee Stone
- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- Black PotatoesSusan Campbell Bartoletti
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous WeaponSteve Sheinkin · 920L- Cotorras Sobre Puerto RicoSusan L. Roth
- Funny BonesDuncan Tonatiuh
- Kakapo RescueSy Montgomery
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- Mystery Fishgrades 6–10
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (6–10), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
- The Life and Death of Adolf Hitlergrades 7–12
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (7–12), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
- We Are the Shipgrades 4–8
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
- Almost Astronautsgrades 5–9
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
- An American Plaguegrades 6–10
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
- Black Potatoesgrades 6–10
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (6–10). Amazon → books like this →
- Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon920L
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
- Cotorras Sobre Puerto Ricogrades 2–5
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
- Funny Bonesgrades 2–5
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
- Kakapo Rescuegrades 4–7
- Both on the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.