Books like Willa of the Wood

Looking for books like Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty (Fantasy · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of nature, courage, and identity. 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 Willa of the Wood

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Why each is a match

Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage and family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, identity, and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
Gregor the Overlandergrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage and family, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage, identity, and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Last Hope in Hopetowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of courage, identity, and family and overlapping grades (6–8).
The Trumpet of the Swangrades 3–6
Shares themes of nature, courage, and family and overlapping grades (3–6).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Shares themes of courage and family and overlapping grades (5–8).
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Blended610L
Shares themes of identity and family and overlapping grades (3–7).
Brown Girl Dreaming990L
Shares themes of identity and family and overlapping grades (5–8).

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