Books like Bull Run
Looking for books like Bull Run by Paul Fleischman? 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.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Bull Run
A Lesson Before DyingErnest J. Gaines · 750L- Ajeemah and His SonJames Berry
Among the HiddenMargaret Peterson Haddix
Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis · 950L- Catherine, Called BirdyKaren Cushman
- Chicken SundayPatricia Polacco
- Counting to Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
Ella EnchantedGail Carson Levine- En Mi FamiliaCarmen Lomas Garza
- Forty Acres And Maybe A MuleHarriette Robinet
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Why each is a match
- A Lesson Before Dying750L
- Overlapping grades (8–12) and the same era (1990s).
- Ajeemah and His Songrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1990s).
- Among the Hiddengrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1990s).
- Bud, Not Buddy950L
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
- Catherine, Called Birdygrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1990s).
- Chicken Sundaygrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
- Counting to Tar Beachgrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
- Ella Enchantedgrades 4–7
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).
- En Mi Familiagrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1990s).
- Forty Acres And Maybe A Mulegrades 4–7
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (1990s).