Students should consider other works of literature set in the American south, such as the short stories of Flannery O'Connor or William Faulkner.
Students should consider other works by Kate DiCamillo, such as The Tale of Desperaux or Tiger Rising.
Students should consider other classic works of literature for young readers with clever girl protagonists, such as Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh or From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsberg.