If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, check out these great read-alike stories!
by Tom Angleberger J ANG
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends share their interactions with a paper Yoda finger puppet, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet really can predict the future. (Gr 3-6)
by Ruth M. Barshaw J BAR
Ellie writes and doodles in a journal that she keeps about her family’s move to a new home and her struggle to make friends, which gets a lot easier as she leads a non-violent protest about long lunch lines at school. (Gr 3-5)
The Rat Brain Fiasco
by Julie Gardner JP BER
Cody Mack’s misdeeds land him in a reformatory school, where he soon discovers that the principal and teachers are actual monsters with a sinister plan to alter the boys’ brains. (Gr 3-6)
by John Gosselink J GOS
Twelve-year-old Thaddeus considers it his duty to share his knowledge and talent with others, and he refutes each of the charges that have sent him to in-school suspension for the remainder of seventh grade. (Gr 5-8)
Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf
by Jennifer Holm J HOL
by Jennifer Holm J HOL
The first year of middle school can be exciting or scary…just ask Ginny, who tells the story of her seventh-grade year through notes, grocery receipts, report cards, newspaper clippings and other important pieces of her life. (Gr 5-8)
The Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvement and Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang
by Amy Ignatow J IGN
by Amy Ignatow J IGN
Two best friends set off on a project to study the behaviors and tastes of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school, they, too, will be in the popular crowd. (Gr 4-6)
Letters from Camp
by Kate Klise J KLI
Sent to Camp Happy Harmony to learn to get along with each other, pairs of brothers and sisters chronicle in letters home how they come to suspect the intentions of the singing family running the camp. (Gr 4-7)
by Josh Lewis J LEW
Fern Goldberg is just an average kid
when he arrives at Bert Lahr Elementary School. But after he fall
a pool of green liquid behind Bogie’s Burger Barn, he becomes
a superhero whenever his skin touches condiments. As a deep-
fried superhero, Fern isn’t afraid to take on villains large and small.
The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes: All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
by Anne Mazer JP MAZ
by Anne Mazer JP MAZ
Brianna has a brand-new cell phone, the MePhone, and suddenly, Abby, who has never cared much about having the latest thing, is green with envy. When Brianna loses her phone, Abby’s the one who finds it. Does she really have to give it back? (Gr 4-6)
School!
by Kate McMullan J MCM
Each morning, student Ron Faster hurries to Harvey N. Trouble School, where he encounters such staff members as science teacher Ms. Roxanne Pebbles, music instructor Miss Doremi Fasollatido and the resigning janitor Mr. Iquit. (Gr 1-4)
Amelia’s Itchy-Twitchy, Lovey-Dovey Summer at Camp Mosquitoby Marissa Moss J MOS
Despite the hard mattresses, biting bugs and exhausting hikes, Amelia finally begins to enjoy her time at camp with the help of her new friends, but when she gets her first serious crush on a boy named Luke, Amelia is stunned to find out that Carly likes him too, so she must find a way to win his heart without losing her newest best friend. (Gr 4-7)
Big Nate: In a Class by Himsel
by Lincoln Peirce J PEI
by Lincoln Peirce J PEI
Supremely-confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement. (Gr 3-6).
by Jon Scieszka J SCI
On his first day at Brooklyn’s P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed up with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth. (Gr 3-6)
by Alan Silberberg J SIL
In love with the girl he sneezed on during the first day of school and best friends with Marshall, the “One-Eyed Jack” of friends, seventh-grader Milo Cruikshank misses his mother, whose death has changed everything at home. (Gr 5-8)
My Life as a Book
by Janet Tashjian J TAS
by Janet Tashjian J TAS
Dubbed a “reluctant reader” by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list. (Gr 4-7)
by Rachel Vail J VAI
It’s the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin, who is very nervous about starting third grade. He didn’t get the teacher he wanted, he’s not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister Elizabeth is starting kindergarten at his school, but she doesn’t seem nervous at all! And to top it off, he’s lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can’t tell anyone because, technically, he’s too old to still have stuffed animals. Right? (Gr 2-4)
by Wendelin Van Draanen J VAN & JP VAN
Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd has been bullied by Alvin Bixby, aka Bubba, for five long years. Tired of the name-calling, Nolan decides he’ll write about Bubba, exposing him for what he is – a bully. But Nolan wants to remain anonymous, so he creates a secret identity for himself – Shredderman! He launches the website shredderman.com as a place where truth and justice prevail and bullies get what’s coming to them. This hilariously-triumphant story is for any kid who’s ever dreamed of unleashing their own inner-superhero! (Gr 2-6)
by Ursula Vernon J VER
Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend Wendell the iguana think the hot dog from the school cafeteria looks a little…off. Then it bites Wendell. Things get weirder when Wendell starts to sprout back hair. Could he be morphing into a were-wiener? (Gr 2-5)
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
by Eric Wight J WIG
by Eric Wight J WIG
Like most kids, fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini hates cleaning his disastroustly-messy room. But what happens when his Mom says he never has to clean it again? Frankie and his unstoppable imagination mean fun, but eventually even he decides that his room is just too dirty. (Gr 2-4)
by Karen Romano Young J YOU
Moving is tough, but the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen “Dodo” Bussey’s family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her. Dodo uses the blank notebook her mother gives her to chronicle the move and her first days in a new city. (Gr 4-6)
Babymouse: Queen of the World! (bk. 1)
by Jennifer Holm J GN HOL
by Jennifer Holm J GN HOL
Babymouse is a plucky, resilient mouse who negotiates the issues of friendship, popularity and a sense of self. A good graphic novel for girls just venturing into the genre, this one proves that comics aren’t just for boys! (Gr 2-5)
by Jon Scieszka
J B SCI (Bluestem/Caudill)
AUDIO CD J F SCI (Caudill)
How did Jon Scieszka become so funny? He grew up with five brothers, a Catholic school education, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to spare, babysitting misadventures, TV shows and jokes told at the family dinner table. (Gr 3-7)
How did Jon Scieszka become so funny? He grew up with five brothers, a Catholic school education, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to spare, babysitting misadventures, TV shows and jokes told at the family dinner table. (Gr 3-7)
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