Books like Control Freaks

Looking for books like Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, perseverance, 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.

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10 books similar to Control Freaks

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Why each is a match

Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Groundedgrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Operation Final Noticegrades 4–8
Shares themes of friendship and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
The First State of Beinggrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Blubbergrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).

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