Books like The Boy and the Samurai

Looking for books like The Boy and the Samurai by Erik Christian Haugaard (Children's · grades 4–9)? 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 Boy and the Samurai

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Why each is a match

Ajeemah and His Songrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Catherine, Called Birdygrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Chicken Sundaygrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Franklin Delano Rooseveltgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).
Goldengrove ; Unleavinggrades 4–9
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–9), and the same era (1990s).
Home Placegrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
Jambo Means Hellogrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
John Henrygrades K–5
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (1990s).
Kids at Workgrades 4–10
Same genre (Children's), overlapping grades (4–10), and the same era (1990s).

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