What books are similar to The Game of Silence?

The 10 closest matches to The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich on ReadingList include Chickadee, The Birchbark House, The Art of Keeping Cool, The Green Glass Sea, and Trouble Don't Last. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Game of Silence reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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 The Game of Silence

If you liked The Game of Silence, read Chickadee, The Birchbark House, or The Art of Keeping Cool — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Chickadee by Louise Erdrich

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Looking for books like The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Chickadeegrades 4–7: Is by Louise Erdrich, the same author, both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Birchbark Housegrades 3–7: Is by Louise Erdrich, the same author and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Art of Keeping Coolgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
The Green Glass Seagrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Trouble Don't Lastgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Worthgrades 4–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
A Sea of Lemon Treesgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
All He Knewgrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Beyond the Bright Seagrades 5–8: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Bo at Ballard Creekgrades 3–6: Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Common questions

What books are similar to The Game of Silence?: The 10 closest matches to The Game of Silence by Louise Erdrich on ReadingList include Chickadee, The Birchbark House, The Art of Keeping Cool, The Green Glass Sea, and Trouble Don't Last. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Game of Silence reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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