Books like The Toll-Bridge Troll

If you liked The Toll-Bridge Troll, read Mr. Tanen's Ties, Never Spit on Your Shoes, or Rotten Teeth — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Mr. Tanen's Ties by Maryann Cocca-Leffler — shares schools and schools, fiction

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Looking for books like The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolff (Realistic Fiction · grades K–3)? It’s most often read for its themes of schools, trolls, and bridges, 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 K–3 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Toll-Bridge Troll

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Mr. Tanen's Tiesgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools and schools, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Never Spit on Your Shoesgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools and schools, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Rotten Teethgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools and schools, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Herbie's Troublesgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools and schools, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Nelson Has a Field Daygrades K–3
Shares themes of schools, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Miss Nelson Is Backgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Lilly's Purple Plastic Pursegrades K–3
Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Trouble with Trollsgrades K–3
Shares themes of trolls and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Substitute Teacher Plansgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools, both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
A Fine, Fine Schoolgrades K–3
Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Toll-Bridge Troll for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • No Such Thing by Jackie French Koller · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • Riptide by Frances Ward Weller · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • Rugby and Rosie by Nan Parson Rossiter · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
  • The Grannyman by Judith Byron Schachner · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Toll-Bridge Troll for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

  • Flying Solo by Ralph J. Fletcher · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Math Curse by Jon Scieszka · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh · grades K–3 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Toll-Bridge Troll for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

  • Flying Solo by Ralph J. Fletcher · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Math Curse by Jon Scieszka · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like The Toll-Bridge Troll for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Tears of A Tiger by Sharon M. Draper · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
  • Danger Zone by David Klass · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
  • Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Toll-Bridge Troll?
The 10 closest matches to The Toll-Bridge Troll by Patricia Rae Wolff on ReadingList include Mr. Tanen's Ties, Never Spit on Your Shoes, Rotten Teeth, Herbie's Troubles, and Miss Nelson Has a Field Day. Each is scored on shared themes (schools, trolls, and bridges, fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades K–3), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Toll-Bridge Troll reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades K–3), 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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