Books like Oliver's Great Big Universe

Looking for books like Oliver's Great Big Universe by Jorge Cham (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of science, humor, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Oliver's Great Big Universe

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Why each is a match

Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Naturegrades 3–6
Shares themes of science and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Jawbreakergrades 3–7
Shares themes of middle school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Popcorngrades 4–8
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
My Teacher Is an Aliengrades 3–6
Shares themes of science and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

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