50 Books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection

The Unteachables

by Gordon Korman

A burned-out teacher gets the school's worst class, but their chaos hides fierce loyalty.

4.34

20k+

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🎒 Classroom Misfits 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 💕 Classroom Family 🏆 School Underdogs

The Unteachables 90%

A burned-out teacher gets the school's worst class, but their chaos hides fierce loyalty.

by Gordon Korman 2019

4.34

20k+ ratings

🏫 Middle School Comedy 🎒 Classroom Misfits 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 💕 Classroom Family 🏆 School Underdogs

Cabin Fever

by Jeff Kinney • 2011

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

4.23

135k+

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Cabin Fever 96%

Greg Heffley's journal captures middle school: a world where moldy cheese decides your social fate.

by Jeff Kinney 2011

4.23

135k+ ratings

📓 Journal Format 😂 School Comedy 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👫 Frenemy Friendship 👨‍👩‍👦 Embarrassing Family

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

4.10

119k+

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 93%

A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009

4.10

119k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🏫 Middle School Drama 😈 Mean Girl Rivalry 🎒 Private School Outsider 💖 First Crush

Stanley, Flat Again!

by Jeff Brown • 2003

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

3.92

3k+

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

Stanley, Flat Again! 91%

Stanley Lambchop is flat again. This time, his strangest problem might be someone's only hope.

by Jeff Brown 2003

3.92

3k+ ratings

📚 Early Chapter Books 🎈 Absurd Premise 😊 Gently Humorous 🦸 Reluctant Hero 👨‍👦 Sibling Dynamics

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend • 1982

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

3.88

52k+

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Summary

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 91%

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

by Sue Townsend 1982

3.88

52k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

I Funny

by James Patterson • 2012

An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.

4.14

13k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief And Loss

I Funny 90%

An orphaned middle schooler in a wheelchair bets everything on a comedy contest.

by James Patterson 2012

4.14

13k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy ♿ Disabled Protagonist 😂 Humor As Coping 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief And Loss

Drama

by Raina Telgemeier • 2012

She can't sing, so she designs sets. Two brothers bring romantic chaos to the stage crew.

4.18

163k+

🎭 Theater Kids 💕 Love Triangle 🌈 Queer Crush 🆕 New Kid At School 🎪 Backstage Chaos

Drama 90%

She can't sing, so she designs sets. Two brothers bring romantic chaos to the stage crew.

by Raina Telgemeier 2012

4.18

163k+ ratings

🎭 Theater Kids 💕 Love Triangle 🌈 Queer Crush 🆕 New Kid At School 🎪 Backstage Chaos

Because of Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea • 2010

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

4.35

46k+

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

Because of Mr. Terupt 90%

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

by Rob Buyea 2010

4.35

46k+ ratings

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

The Penderwicks at Last

by Jeanne Birdsall • 2018

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

4.18

10k+

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🎶 Dance And Music 🌅 Bittersweet Goodbye

The Penderwicks at Last 90%

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

by Jeanne Birdsall 2018

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🎶 Dance And Music 🌅 Bittersweet Goodbye

Unplugged

by Gordon Korman • 2021

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

4.02

8k+

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family 🕵️ Kid Detective 🎭 Comic Caper

Unplugged 90%

A spoiled tech heir, a forbidden lizard, a candy ring: summer camp just got criminal.

by Gordon Korman 2021

4.02

8k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp 🦎 Secret Pet 💛 Found Family 🕵️ Kid Detective 🎭 Comic Caper

A Tiny Bit Marvellous

by Dawn French • 2010

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

3.24

12k+

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

A Tiny Bit Marvellous 90%

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

by Dawn French 2010

3.24

12k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper • 2010

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

4.34

191k+

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

Out of My Mind 90%

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

by Sharon M. Draper 2010

4.34

191k+ ratings

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

Room to Dream

by Kelly Yang • 2021

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

4.37

6k+

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

Room to Dream 90%

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

by Kelly Yang 2021

4.37

6k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

We Are All Made of Molecules

by Susin Nielsen • 2015

His mother died. Her father came out. Now they're stepsiblings, and neither one will bend.

3.82

17k+

🏠 Blended Family 👥 Dual Pov 🌈 Gay Parent 👫 Unlikely Siblings 🛡️ Bullying And Allyship

We Are All Made of Molecules 90%

His mother died. Her father came out. Now they're stepsiblings, and neither one will bend.

by Susin Nielsen 2015

3.82

17k+ ratings

🏠 Blended Family 👥 Dual Pov 🌈 Gay Parent 👫 Unlikely Siblings 🛡️ Bullying And Allyship

Auggie & Me

by R.J. Palacio • 2015

How three kids from Auggie's world confront the hardest thing of all: their own mistakes.

4.27

42k+

📖 Short Story Collection 📘 Companion Novel 🔄 Bully Redemption ❤️ Learning Empathy 👀 Differing Perspectives

Auggie & Me 89%

How three kids from Auggie's world confront the hardest thing of all: their own mistakes.

by R.J. Palacio 2015

4.27

42k+ ratings

📖 Short Story Collection 📘 Companion Novel 🔄 Bully Redemption ❤️ Learning Empathy 👀 Differing Perspectives

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2017

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

4.51

5k+

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

Way of the Warrior Kid 89%

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

by Jocko Willink 2017

4.51

5k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt • 2007

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

4.12

48k+

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

The Wednesday Wars 89%

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

by Gary D. Schmidt 2007

4.12

48k+ ratings

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 92%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Priklijuoti

by John David Anderson • 2017

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

3.90

9k+

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Priklijuoti 91%

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

by John David Anderson 2017

3.90

9k+ ratings

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Gangsta Granny

by David Walliams

His boring grandmother was secretly an international jewel thief with one final heist in mind.

4.23

31k+

💎 Heist Caper 👵 Grandmother Grandson 💔 Dying Grandparent 🤫 Elder With Secrets 🏠 Eccentric Family

Gangsta Granny 89%

His boring grandmother was secretly an international jewel thief with one final heist in mind.

by David Walliams 2011

4.23

31k+ ratings

💎 Heist Caper 👵 Grandmother Grandson 💔 Dying Grandparent 🤫 Elder With Secrets 🏠 Eccentric Family

The Audtion

by Maddie Ziegler • 2017

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

4.12

1k+

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Audtion 89%

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

by Maddie Ziegler 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

All Four Stars

by Tara Dairman • 2014

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

4.18

4k+

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

All Four Stars 89%

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

by Tara Dairman 2014

4.18

4k+ ratings

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

The Gifted School

by Bruce Holsinger • 2019

A gifted school opens in their Colorado town, and four mothers who shared everything become rivals.

3.71

43k+

🏆 Competitive Parenting 💔 Friend Group Unraveling 📚 Academic Pressure 🏘️ Dark Suburban Drama 💬 Witty Social Commentary

The Gifted School 89%

A gifted school opens in their Colorado town, and four mothers who shared everything become rivals.

by Bruce Holsinger 2019

3.71

43k+ ratings

🏆 Competitive Parenting 💔 Friend Group Unraveling 📚 Academic Pressure 🏘️ Dark Suburban Drama 💬 Witty Social Commentary

On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God

by Louise Rennison • 2000

When her dreamy boyfriend moves abroad, a dramatic teen fakes a romance with his funny rival.

3.95

49k+

📓 Diary Novel 🇬🇧 British Teen Humor 💔 Love Triangle 🤝 Fake Dating 🎭 Dramatic Narrator

On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God Summary

On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God 89%

When her dreamy boyfriend moves abroad, a dramatic teen fakes a romance with his funny rival.

by Louise Rennison 2000

3.95

49k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🇬🇧 British Teen Humor 💔 Love Triangle 🤝 Fake Dating 🎭 Dramatic Narrator

[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on

by Barry Jonsberg • 2013

An earnestly literal twelve-year-old sets out to fix her broken family, one awkward plan at a time.

3.91

2k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Narrator 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Family Reconciliation ✉️ Epistolary Novel 🌏 Small Town Australia

[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on Summary

[(My Life as an Alphabet)] [By (author) Barry Jonsberg] published on 89%

An earnestly literal twelve-year-old sets out to fix her broken family, one awkward plan at a time.

by Barry Jonsberg 2013

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Narrator 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Family Reconciliation ✉️ Epistolary Novel 🌏 Small Town Australia

Mean Girls

by Micol Ostow • 2017

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

3.87

1k+

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Mean Girls 89%

A zoologist's daughter enters American high school and agrees to infiltrate the queen bee's clique.

by Micol Ostow 2017

3.87

1k+ ratings

🎭 High School Comedy 🪞 Social Satire 🏫 New Girl At School 👑 Queen Bee Rivalry 💅 Mean Girl Clique

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 89%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

The View from Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

3.76

47k+

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The View from Saturday 89%

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

by E.L. Konigsburg 1996

3.76

47k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The Skin I'm In

by Sharon G. Flake • 2000

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

4.16

17k+

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

The Skin I'm In 89%

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

by Sharon G. Flake 2000

4.16

17k+ ratings

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

The Thing About Jellyfish

by Ali Benjamin • 2015

After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.

4.10

45k+

🔬 Young Scientist 🤫 Chosen Silence 💔 Grieving A Friend 🥲 Bittersweet ✨ Lyrical Middle Grade

The Thing About Jellyfish 89%

After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.

by Ali Benjamin 2015

4.10

45k+ ratings

🔬 Young Scientist 🤫 Chosen Silence 💔 Grieving A Friend 🥲 Bittersweet ✨ Lyrical Middle Grade

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

by E. Lockhart • 2008

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

3.80

51k+

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 89%

Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.

by E. Lockhart 2008

3.80

51k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School 🤫 Secret Society 🧠 Teen Mastermind ✨ Golden Boy ✊ Feminist Rebellion

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend

by Michelle Cuevas • 2017

His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.

4.19

3k+

🫥 Imaginary Friend 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 👯 Twin Bond 🍂 Letting Go 💔 Bittersweet

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend Summary

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend 88%

His twin sister alone sees him. Jacques Papier is her imaginary friend, yearning to be real.

by Michelle Cuevas 2017

4.19

3k+ ratings

🫥 Imaginary Friend 🤔 Philosophical Fantasy 👯 Twin Bond 🍂 Letting Go 💔 Bittersweet

Villainous

by Matthew Cody • 2014

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

4.23

501

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Villainous 88%

An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.

by Matthew Cody 2014

4.23

501 ratings

🏫 Superhero School 🙅 Powerless Protagonist ⚔️ Superhero Rivalry 💖 Friends To Lovers 👪 Found Family

Forget Me Not

by Ellie Terry • 2017

A girl with Tourette's hides behind vintage dresses; the class president becomes her secret ally.

3.91

16k+

📖 Verse Novel 🤝 Bystander To Ally 🚶 Outsider Protagonist 🗣️ School Bullying 🌱 Quiet Courage

Forget Me Not 88%

A girl with Tourette's hides behind vintage dresses; the class president becomes her secret ally.

by Ellie Terry 2017

3.91

16k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🤝 Bystander To Ally 🚶 Outsider Protagonist 🗣️ School Bullying 🌱 Quiet Courage

Spy School

by Stuart Gibbs

A boy recruited to a spy academy discovers he's the decoy in a lethal mole hunt.

4.10

38k+

🕵️ Mole Hunt 🏫 Spy Training 💪 Girl Saves The Boy 🤡 Incompetent Adults 🎭 Comedic Thriller

Spy School 88%

A boy recruited to a spy academy discovers he's the decoy in a lethal mole hunt.

by Stuart Gibbs 2012

4.10

38k+ ratings

🕵️ Mole Hunt 🏫 Spy Training 💪 Girl Saves The Boy 🤡 Incompetent Adults 🎭 Comedic Thriller

Beezus and Ramona

by Beverly Cleary • 1955

Beezus Quimby is nine, responsible, and sure of one thing: her little sister Ramona is impossible.

4.03

104k+

🏠 Slice Of Life Family 👧 Annoying Little Sister 💕 Love-Hate Sibling Bond 🎨 Imaginative Mischief 🎂 Domestic Disasters

Beezus and Ramona 91%

Beezus Quimby is nine, responsible, and sure of one thing: her little sister Ramona is impossible.

by Beverly Cleary 1955

4.03

104k+ ratings

🏠 Slice Of Life Family 👧 Annoying Little Sister 💕 Love-Hate Sibling Bond 🎨 Imaginative Mischief 🎂 Domestic Disasters

Billionaire Boy

by David Walliams • 2010

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

4.12

20k+

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

Billionaire Boy 91%

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

by David Walliams 2010

4.12

20k+ ratings

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

The Wrong Way Home

by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

4.27

3k+

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

The Wrong Way Home 88%

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024

4.27

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket • 1999

Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.

4.03

575k+

🖤 Orphaned Siblings 🧠 Resourceful Orphans 👹 Wicked Guardian 💀 Macabre Humor 📖 Narrator Intrusion

The Bad Beginning 88%

Three gifted orphans face a wicked guardian who stages a play to steal their inheritance.

by Lemony Snicket 1999

4.03

575k+ ratings

🖤 Orphaned Siblings 🧠 Resourceful Orphans 👹 Wicked Guardian 💀 Macabre Humor 📖 Narrator Intrusion

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson • 2016

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

4.27

9k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio 🪣 Bucket List 😭 Tearjerker

Ms. Bixby's Last Day 88%

Three boys skip school to give their dying teacher the perfect goodbye she deserves.

by John David Anderson 2016

4.27

9k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🍎 Beloved Teacher 👥 Best Friend Trio 🪣 Bucket List 😭 Tearjerker

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite

by Pierre Bottero • 2002

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

4.06

136

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite Summary

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite 88%

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

by Pierre Bottero 2002

4.06

136 ratings

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Falling Short

by Ernesto Cisneros • 2022

Sixth grade. Basketball tryouts. Two best friends whose fathers are failing them in different ways.

4.05

2k+

🏀 Middle School Sports 🤝 Odd Couple Friends 💔 Absent Father 🍺 Parental Addiction 👥 Dual Pov

Falling Short 88%

Sixth grade. Basketball tryouts. Two best friends whose fathers are failing them in different ways.

by Ernesto Cisneros 2022

4.05

2k+ ratings

🏀 Middle School Sports 🤝 Odd Couple Friends 💔 Absent Father 🍺 Parental Addiction 👥 Dual Pov

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

by Wendy Mass • 2006

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

4.02

20k+

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🌞 Summer Quest 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor 👫 Best Friends Duo

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life 88%

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

by Wendy Mass 2006

4.02

20k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🌞 Summer Quest 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor 👫 Best Friends Duo

The Science of Breakable Things

by Tae Keller • 2018

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

4.12

5k+

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

The Science of Breakable Things 88%

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

by Tae Keller 2018

4.12

5k+ ratings

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

Flipped

by Wendelin Van Draanen • 2001

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

4.00

127k+

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

Flipped 88%

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

by Wendelin Van Draanen 2001

4.00

127k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

This Is How I Roll

by Debbi Michiko Florence • 2023

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

4.08

293

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This Is How I Roll 88%

A girl hides her famous last name to launch a secret cooking channel with the new boy.

by Debbi Michiko Florence 2023

4.08

293 ratings

🍣 Japanese American 🍳 Aspiring Chef 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🏡 Small Town Life 🎭 Secret Identity

Unhooking the Moon

by Gregory Hughes • 2010

Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.

3.96

2k+

🧒 Orphaned Siblings 🚂 Sibling Road Trip 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Precognitive Child 🏙️ Gritty Middle Grade

Unhooking the Moon 88%

Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.

by Gregory Hughes 2010

3.96

2k+ ratings

🧒 Orphaned Siblings 🚂 Sibling Road Trip 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Precognitive Child 🏙️ Gritty Middle Grade

One Half from the East

by Nadia Hashimi • 2016

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

3.98

3k+

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

One Half from the East 88%

A Kabul girl turned boy to bring luck finds a friend who shares the disguise.

by Nadia Hashimi 2016

3.98

3k+ ratings

🎭 Girl Disguised As Boy 👯‍♀️ Sibling Solidarity 🩹 Injured Parent 🏔️ Rural Afghanistan 🌈 Magical Thinking

No Fixed Address

by Susin Nielsen • 2018

A twelve-year-old trivia whiz hides his homelessness, but a game show could unravel his secret.

4.22

6k+

🚐 Hidden Homelessness 🧠 Parental Depression 🤫 Family Secrets 👥 Friendship Trio ✨ Quirky Narrator

No Fixed Address 88%

A twelve-year-old trivia whiz hides his homelessness, but a game show could unravel his secret.

by Susin Nielsen 2018

4.22

6k+ ratings

🚐 Hidden Homelessness 🧠 Parental Depression 🤫 Family Secrets 👥 Friendship Trio ✨ Quirky Narrator

Everything Sad Is Untrue

by Daniel Nayeri • 2020

An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.

4.30

44k+

📦 Refugee Narrative 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🌍 Iranian Diaspora 📖 Storytelling As Survival 🏫 Classroom Outcast

Everything Sad Is Untrue 88%

An Iranian refugee boy tells family legends to an Oklahoma school that sees only an outsider.

by Daniel Nayeri 2020

4.30

44k+ ratings

📦 Refugee Narrative 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🌍 Iranian Diaspora 📖 Storytelling As Survival 🏫 Classroom Outcast

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