Books like Ruby Holler
Looking for books like Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech? 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Ruby Holler
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said KateBob Graham
- A Coyote Solstice TaleThomas King
- A Life in the WildPamela S. Turner
- A Mango-Shaped SpaceWendy Mass
A Single ShardLinda Sue Park · 920L
A Week in the WoodsAndrew Clements
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- And If the Moon Could TalkKate Banks
- Apples to OregonDeborah Hopkinson
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Why each is a match
- "Let's Get a Pup!", Said Kategrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2000s).
- A Coyote Solstice Talegrades K–3
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2000s).
- A Life in the Wildgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- A Mango-Shaped Spacegrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- A Single Shard920L
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- A Week in the Woodsgrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2000s).
- All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- An American Plaguegrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- And If the Moon Could Talkgrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2000s).
- Apples to Oregongrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2000s).