Books like The River Between Us
Looking for books like The River Between Us by Richard Peck? 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 7–12 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The River Between Us
- A Life in the WildPamela S. Turner
- A Mango-Shaped SpaceWendy Mass
A Single ShardLinda Sue Park · 920L
All the Lovely Bad OnesMary Downing Hahn
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L- An American PlagueJim Murphy
- Ashley BryanAshley Bryan
Bad News for OutlawsVaunda Micheaux Nelson- Bucking the SargeChristopher Paul Curtis
ChainsLaurie Halse Anderson · 780L
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Why each is a match
- 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).
- All the Lovely Bad Onesgrades 5–8
- Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2000s).
- American Born Chinese530L
- Overlapping grades (7–12) and the same era (2000s).
- An American Plaguegrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- Ashley Bryangrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2000s).
- Bad News for Outlawsgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (2000s).
- Bucking the Sargegrades 4–9
- Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (2000s).
- Chains780L
- Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2000s).