Read-alikes and related books

Books like Gee Whiz

24 titles for readers of Gee Whiz by Jane Smiley, selected for shared themes: Equestrian, Country life, Farm & Ranch Life, and Horses.

Equestrian Country life Farm & Ranch Life Horses Lifestyles Girls & Women Christian People & Places Religious Family Sports & Recreation Animals United States Historical Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Gee Whiz

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Pie in the Sky

Jane Smiley

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

Can’t Be Tamed (Horse Country #1)

Yamile Saied Méndez

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

Mary’s Song

Susan Count

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

That’s Not Hay in My Hair

Juliette Turner

Themes: Farm & Ranch Life • Horses • Lifestyles

Sparkling Jewel

Debra L. Green

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

Farm Boy The Sequel to War Horse

Michael Morpurgo

Themes: Country life • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

Rosie’s Wild Ride Chasing Big Rodeo Dreams

Paige Murray

Themes: Country life • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea

Meena Harris

Themes: Country life • Farm & Ranch Life • Lifestyles

The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop

Clare Balding

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

#10

Free Spirit the Mustang

Pippa Funnell

Themes: Equestrian • Country life • Horses

#11

Storm Clouds

Lauraine Snelling

Themes: Farm & Ranch Life • Horses • Lifestyles

#12

Heart of a Shepherd

Rosanne Parry

Themes: Farm & Ranch Life • Lifestyles • Christian

#13

Home to the Prairie

T. L. Tedrow

Themes: Farm & Ranch Life • Lifestyles • Christian

#14

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Marguerite Henry

Themes: Farm & Ranch Life • Horses • Lifestyles

#15

Harris and Me A Summer Remembered

Gary Paulsen

Themes: Country life • Farm & Ranch Life • Lifestyles

#16

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, as Told to Jenifer

DuBose Heyward

Themes: Country life • Lifestyles • Girls & Women

#17

Joy, to the World

Kai Shappley

Themes: Country life • Lifestyles • Girls & Women

#18

Saddlestone Connemara Pony Listening School Fiona and Foxtrot

Elaine Heney

Themes: Equestrian • Country life • Horses

#19

The Forgotten Horse

Elaine Heney

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

#20

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

#21

Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse

Ellen F. Feld

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

#22

The Stars of Whistling Ridge

Cindy Baldwin

Themes: Country life • Farm & Ranch Life • Lifestyles

#23

Horse Show! A Donkey-Donk Story (Book 2)

Ellen F. Feld

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

#24

Misty’s Twilight

Marguerite Henry

Themes: Equestrian • Farm & Ranch Life • Horses

If Gee Whiz by Jane Smiley is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Equestrian, Country life, Farm & Ranch Life and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Jane Smiley, Yamile Saied Méndez, Susan Count, Juliette Turner, and others.