Books like…

Books Like The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney · about this book

Loved The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney? If its middle grade, male lead and series hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Confessions of a Shopaholic, Where the Sidewalk Ends and The Sea of Monsters. 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 Ugly Truth: Middle Grade · Male Lead · Series · Funny · Illustrated Book

1. 

   Confessions of a Shopaholic

   Sophie Kinsella

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

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   Where the Sidewalk Ends

   Shel Silverstein

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

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   The Sea of Monsters

   Rick Riordan

   Middle Grade · Brothers · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Friendship and Betrayal

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4. 

   I Left the House Today!

   Cassandra Calin

   Situational Comedy · Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Self-Deprecating Humor · Short Chapters

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5. 

   Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection

   Nick Seluk, The Awkward Yeti

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

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6. 

   Fowl Language: Welcome to Parenting

   Brian Gordon

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

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7. 

   This Is Where I Leave You

   Jonathan Tropper

   Suburbia · Self-Deprecating Humor · Brothers · Contemporary Fiction · Funny

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8. 

   Book Love

   Debbie Tung

   Illustrated Book · Lighthearted · Situational Comedy · Self-Deprecating Humor · Short Chapters

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9. 

   A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020

   David Sedaris

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

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10. 

    What's Up, Beanie?: Acutely Relatable Comics

    Alina Tysoe

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

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11. 

    Ender's Game

    Orson Scott Card

    Sibling Rivalry · Bullying · Brothers · Male Lead · Fast-Paced

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12. 

    Living With Mochi

    Gemma Gené

    Illustrated Book · Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Short Chapters · Funny

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13. 

    Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously

    Adam Ellis

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Illustrated Book · Short Chapters · Funny · Lighthearted

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14. 

    Tapping the Billionaire

    Max Monroe

    Situational Comedy · Lighthearted · Contemporary Fiction · Funny · First Person Narrator

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15. 

    The Witches

    Roald Dahl

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

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16. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

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

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17. 

    Talking to Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Lighthearted · Middle Grade · First Person Narrator · Funny · Male Lead

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18. 

    Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

    Benjamin Stevenson

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Brothers · Funny · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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19. 

    The Way of the Dragon

    Chris Bradford

    Bullying · Middle Grade · Fast-Paced · Male Lead · Friendship and Betrayal

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20. 

    The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

    Beth Brower

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

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