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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorDiary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
Jeff Kinney · 224 pages
"In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous." --
Skating Sensation
Rachel Renee Russell · 368 pages
Never Do Anything, Ever
Jim Benton · 132 pages
A hilarious middle-schooler's diary about her stinky beagle, mad best friend, disgustingly lovely rival and unrequited crush on the eighth-best-looking boy in the class.
From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess
Meg Cabot · 182 pages
Twelve-year-old Olivia is a half orphan who's never met her father. Everything changes when Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia, invites Olivia to finally meet her father.
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
Lincoln Peirce · 224 pages
Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts · 320 pages
When Rafe Khatchadorian is sent to Camp Wannamorra, he teams up with his bunkmates to fend off the more popular kids' plans to ruin their summer
Surf's Up, Geronimo!
Geronimo Stilton · 109 pages
Geronimo is stressed! Luckily, Trap knows just the place for a holiday. Geronimo is dreaming of a tropical paradise, but when he arrives, he finds a nightmare: the hotel is falling apart, the sea is full of sharks and the weather is terrible. How on earth will Geronimo survive a whole week of this? The series is perfect for 5 to 8 year old's both avid and reluctant readers due to its expressive ty
Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House
Geronimo Stilton, Elisabetta Dami · 111 pages
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
Louise Rennison · 183 pages
The saga of fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson continues as she travels to Scotland on a nightmarish family vacation, confesses her anxiety over being the girlfriend of a sex god, and tests the limits of true friendship.
Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked
Barbara Park · 96 pages
Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest ship.
The Terrible Two
Mac Barnett, Jory John · 224 pages
When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks, but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.
The Popularity Papers
Amy Ignatow · 206 pages
Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.
Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman · 218 pages
¨Catherine's mother wants to teach her the skills of the lady of the manor and to prepare her to be a gentle and patient wife. Her father only wants her to be married off, and profitably. Catherine herself hopes to become a painter, a Crusader, a maker of songs, a peddlar, a monk, a ministrel, a wart charmer... Of all the possibilities, she has ruled out only one: being sold like cheese to the hig
Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!
Dan Gutman · 100 pages
The weirdness never stops!Ella Mentry School's counselor wants everybody to stop arguing and get along with one another. He wants everybody to be polite! He wants everybody to live in peace and harmony! What is his problem? Now the boys have to play with dolls! The girls have to play with action figures! And that's only the start of Dr. Brad's weird methods. . . .
Clementine
Sara Pennypacker · 136 pages
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters
Rachel Vail · 245 pages
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Sue Townsend · 203 pages
From book jacket: Adrian Mole is a worrier. The problems of existence hit him hard. Spots, bits of him that won't seem to keep still, the cracks in his parents' marriage, all prey heavily on his mind. There are some consolations. A 14 year old feminist, an 89 year old chain smoker and his spoilt best friend all help to lift the gloomy introspection of Mole's moods. Mole believes he is an intellect
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
Tommy Greenwald · 232 pages
220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm830L Lexile
Hate That Cat
Sharon Creech · 164 pages
Jack is back at school and thankfully Miss Stretchberry is his teacher again. Jack likes her! But he disagrees with her about one thing ... CATS. Jack hates cats. Or at least he does until he gets to know some kittens and reads some poetry about cats.
David's Diary #3: The Big Bully
Bunmi Laditan; illustrated by Elisa Rocchi
The World According to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney · 124 pages
Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume · 120 pages
Any fourth grader would agree that Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem—his little brother, Fudge. But the grown-ups in his life just can't see that there is something wrong with a two-year-old who breaks his front teeth try- ing to fly, decides that he is a dog, goes on a no-eat strike, and scribbles all over his brother's homework. Peter is always asked to perform so that Fudge will be less of