Books like The War That Saved My Life

Looking for books like The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade) · 580L · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of war, resilience, and disability. 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.

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10 books similar to The War That Saved My Life

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Why each is a match

Fish in a Tree550L
Shares themes of resilience and disability and a close reading level (550L vs 580L).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of resilience and family and a close reading level (640L vs 580L).
Chains780L
Shares themes of resilience and freedom, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (780L vs 580L).
Echo680L
Shares themes of war and family and a close reading level (680L vs 580L).
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of disability and family and a close reading level (700L vs 580L).
Sarah, Plain and Tall660L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (660L vs 580L).
Number the Stars670L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Historical Fiction (Middle Grade)), and a close reading level (670L vs 580L).
Inside Out & Back Again800L
Shares themes of resilience and family and a close reading level (800L vs 580L).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of family and freedom and overlapping grades (5–8).
Stuck in Neutralgrades 7–10
Shares themes of disability and family and overlapping grades (7–10).

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