Books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Looking for books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Middle Grade Fiction · 950L · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of school, friendship, and family. 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 Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Why each is a match

Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Shares themes of school, family, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (860L vs 950L).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of school, friendship, and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 950L).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of school, friendship, and humor and a close reading level (890L vs 950L).
Ramona the Pest750L
Shares themes of school, family, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 950L).
The Adventures of Captain Underpants720L
Shares themes of school, friendship, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 950L).
The Season of Styx Malone510L
Shares themes of friendship, family, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of school, friendship, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7
Shares themes of school, friendship, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of school, friendship, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Shares themes of school, friendship, and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

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