Books like The Sign of the Beaver

Looking for books like The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare? 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 Sign of the Beaver

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Why each is a match

A Chair for My Mothergrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
A Visit to William Blake's Inngrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
After the Dancing Daysgrades 4–9
Overlapping grades (4–9) and the same era (1980s).
Alphabaticsgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Anno's Medieval Worldgrades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Anthony Burnsgrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
Behave Yourself, Bethany Brantgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (1980s).
Behind Barbed Wiregrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).
C.L.O.U.D.S.grades K–5
Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (1980s).
Chimney Sweepsgrades 4–10
Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (1980s).

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