Books Like The Last Straw

Loved The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney? If its middle grade, children's and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Where the Sidewalk Ends, Confessions of a Shopaholic and The Witches. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Last Straw: Middle Grade · Children's · Series · Funny · Diary Format

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein

Children's · Slapstick Comedy · Middle Grade · Funny · Illustrated Book

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Confessions of a Shopaholic
Sophie Kinsella

Slapstick Comedy · Self-Deprecating Humor · Funny · Lighthearted · Series

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The Witches
Roald Dahl

Children's · Middle Grade · Illustrated Book · Funny · First Person Narrator

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The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan

Middle Grade · Sibling Rivalry · Father and Son · Funny · Series

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Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting
Brian Gordon

Self-Deprecating Humor · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Funny · Father and Son

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
LEWIS CARROLL

Children's · Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Illustrated Book · Funny

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lyman Frank Baum

Children's · Middle Grade · Lighthearted · Illustrated Book · Series

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The Tea Dragon Festival:
K. O'Neill

Children's · Middle Grade · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Series

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
J.K. Rowling

Middle Grade · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Children's · Funny

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
Beth Brower

Diary Format · Lighthearted · Funny · Series · First Person Narrator

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A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
David Sedaris

Diary Format · Self-Deprecating Humor · Funny · First Person Narrator · Short Chapters

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster

Middle Grade · Children's · Illustrated Book · Funny · Male Lead

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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card

Sibling Rivalry · Bullying · Brothers · Series · Fast-Paced

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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown

Middle Grade · Children's · Illustrated Book · Series · Short Chapters

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Jemima J
Jane Green

Self-Deprecating Humor · Lighthearted · Bullying · Funny · First Person Narrator

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Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
Nick Seluk, The Awkward Yeti

Self-Deprecating Humor · Illustrated Book · Funny · Lighthearted · Situational Comedy

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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson

Self-Deprecating Humor · Brothers · Funny · Series · First Person Narrator

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The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis

Middle Grade · Children's · Brothers · Series

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Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
Debbie Tung

Self-Deprecating Humor · Lighthearted · Illustrated Book · Funny · First Person Narrator

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Talking to Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

Middle Grade · Funny · Lighthearted · Series · First Person Narrator

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