Books like The Million Dollar Kick

If you liked The Million Dollar Kick, read Nightmare at the Book Fair, The Million Dollar Shot, or Million-Dollar Throw — the closest matches in our database, matched on reading level.

Looking for books like The Million Dollar Kick by Dan Gutman (Sports Fiction · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of contests, soccer, and contests in 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Million Dollar Kick

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Nightmare at the Book Fairgrades 3–8
Is by Dan Gutman, the same author, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
The Million Dollar Shotgrades 3–6
Is by Dan Gutman, the same author, overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Million-Dollar Throwgrades 5–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Athlete vs. Mathletegrades 3–5
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Bink & Golliegrades 2–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Bookedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of soccer and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Game Changergrades 5–8
Same genre (Sports Fiction) and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
No Talkinggrades 3–8
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
The Girl Who Could Flygrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

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

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