Books like Blubber

Looking for books like Blubber by Judy Blume (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of bullying, friendship, and school. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Blubber

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Why each is a match

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Save Me a Seat780L
Shares themes of bullying, friendship, and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaksgrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
Fish in a Tree550L
Shares themes of bullying, friendship, and school and overlapping grades (4–7).
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
Hoot760L
Shares themes of bullying and friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6
Shares themes of school and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Postedgrades 6–9
Shares themes of bullying and friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).

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