Books like Jawbreaker

Looking for books like Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of self-image, family, and middle 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Jawbreaker

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Why each is a match

Four Eyes: A Graphic Novelgrades 3–7
Shares themes of self-image, family, and middle school and overlapping grades (3–7).
Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Boy 2.0grades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Countdown to Yesterdaygrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Oliver's Great Big Universegrades 3–6
Shares themes of middle school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Onyx & Beyondgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Operation Final Noticegrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Puzzleheartgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Rewindgrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Roll for Initiativegrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

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