Books like Cody Unplugged

If you liked Cody Unplugged, read Runaway Ralph, Don't Hurt Laurie, or 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary — shares camping

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Looking for books like Cody Unplugged by Betsy Duffey (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of camping, children, fiction, and collectors and collecting. The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Cody Unplugged

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Runaway Ralphgrades 4–6
Shares themes of camping and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Don't Hurt Lauriegrades 4–8
Shares themes of children, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
101 Ways to Bug Your Parentsgrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Fourth Grade Ratsgrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
City Spiesgrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ellie's Storygrades 3–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Front Desk640L
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Ghostsgrades 3–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Gracie Under the Wavesgrades 4–6
Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Cody Unplugged for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

  • Danger Zone by David Klass · grades 6–9 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
  • Don’t You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 6–9 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
  • If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
  • Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).
  • The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (1990s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Cody Unplugged?
The 10 closest matches to Cody Unplugged by Betsy Duffey on ReadingList include Runaway Ralph, Don't Hurt Laurie, 101 Ways to Bug Your Parents, Fourth Grade Rats, and City Spies. Each is scored on shared themes (camping, children, fiction, and collectors and collecting), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Cody Unplugged reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.
How does ReadingList choose similar books?
Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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