What books are similar to Worth?

The 10 closest matches to Worth by A. LaFaye on ReadingList include Boy at War, The Fighting Ground, Eight Keys, Flaming Arrows, and Greetings from Witness Protection!. Each is scored on shared themes (frontier and pioneer life, orphans, and fathers and sons), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Worth reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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 Worth

If you liked Worth, read Boy at War, The Fighting Ground, or Eight Keys — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Boy at War by Harry Mazer — shares history

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Looking for books like Worth by A. LaFaye (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of frontier and pioneer life, orphans, and fathers and sons. 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Boy at Wargrades 4–6: Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Fighting Groundgrades 4–8: Shares themes of history, both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Eight Keysgrades 4–6: Shares themes of orphans, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Flaming Arrowsgrades 4–8: Shares themes of frontier and pioneer life, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Greetings from Witness Protection!grades 6–8: Shares themes of orphans, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Root Cellargrades 6–8: Shares themes of orphans, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Secret Funeral of Slim Jim the Snakegrades 4–6: Shares themes of orphans, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Alabama Moongrades 6–8: Shares themes of orphans and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
Mississippi Trial, 1955grades 6–9: Shares themes of fathers and sons, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Here Comes the Garbage Bargegrades 2–8: Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Worth for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (2–8).
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (3–8).
A Time of Troubles by Pieter Van Raven · grades 5–9 — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson · 780L — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Worth for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich · grades 6–8 — Shares themes of history, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (2–8).
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of history and overlapping grades (3–8).
A Time of Troubles by Pieter Van Raven · grades 5–9 — Both on the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–9).

Books like Worth for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of fathers and sons and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Ironman by Chris Crutcher · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of fathers and sons and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Just Like Martin by Ossie Davis · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of fathers and sons and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Truth Trap by Frances A. Miller · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of orphans and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of history and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Worth?: The 10 closest matches to Worth by A. LaFaye on ReadingList include Boy at War, The Fighting Ground, Eight Keys, Flaming Arrows, and Greetings from Witness Protection!. Each is scored on shared themes (frontier and pioneer life, orphans, and fathers and sons), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Worth reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–8), 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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