Books like Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

Looking for books like Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness (Middle Grade Graphic Novel · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, school, and humor. 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.

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10 books similar to Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

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Why each is a match

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (6–8).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–5).
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizzagrades 2–5
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (2–5).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
How to Eat Fried Wormsgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, school, and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).

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