Read-alikes and related books

Books like Under a Painted Sky

Readers who finished Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Asian American & Pacific Islander, Westerns, 19th Century, and People & Places.

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Top related books to Under a Painted Sky

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

The Downstairs Girl: Reese’s YA Book Club

Stacey Lee

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

A Different Kind of Hero

Ann R. Blakeslee

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • Westerns • 19th Century

The Broken Lands

Kate Milford

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

Shane

Jack Schaefer

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

Sacajawea

Joseph Bruchac

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

Cherokee Clay

Regina McLemore

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker

Carolyn Meyer

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

Dragon’s Gate Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1867

Laurence Yep

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

Lily and the Great Quake A San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story

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Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

#10

Coolies

Yin

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

#11

Prairie Lotus

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Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

#12

Sugar

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

#13

When the Circus Came to Town

Laurence Yep

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • 19th Century • People & Places

#14

Crows and Cards

Joseph Helgerson

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

#15

Some Kind of Courage

Dan Gemeinhart

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

#16

Mr. Tucket

Gary Paulsen

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

#17

Retribution Rails

Erin Bowman

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • Young Adult Fiction

#18

Riding Freedom — Pam Muñoz Ryan

Pam Munoz Ryan

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

#19

Billy the Kid A Novel

Theodore Taylor

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • Young Adult Fiction

#20

The Hidden Treasure of the Chisos Lone Star Heroes–Book 3

Patrick Dearen

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • People & Places

#21

To Rainbow Valley A YA Coming-Of-Age Novel — IRENE. BENNETT BROWN

Irene Bennett Brown

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • Young Adult Fiction

#22

Vengeance Road

Erin Bowman

Themes: Westerns • 19th Century • Young Adult Fiction

#23

Hunt for the Bamboo Rat

Graham Salisbury

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

#24

Wild Song

Candy Gourlay

Themes: Asian American & Pacific Islander • People & Places • Young Adult Fiction

If Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Asian American & Pacific Islander, Westerns, 19th Century and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Stacey Lee, Ann R. Blakeslee, Kate Milford, Jack Schaefer, and others.