What books are similar to Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum?

The 10 closest matches to Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy on ReadingList include Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild, A Handful of Stars, Her Right Foot, Sergeant Reckless, and The Skydiving Beavers. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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.

Books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

If you liked Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum, read Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild or A Handful of Stars — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild by Margarita Engle

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Looking for books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy (Nonfiction · grades 3–6)? 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wildgrades 3–6: Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Nonfiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Handful of Starsgrades 3–8: Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Her Right Footgrades 3–8: Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Sergeant Recklessgrades 3–8: Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
The Skydiving Beaversgrades 3–8: Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Choleragrades 3–6: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Exploring the Titanicgrades 3–5: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Naturegrades 3–6: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Lion Dancersgrades 4–6: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arcticgrades 3–6: Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves by Lindsey Leigh · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–8).
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Penguin of Ilha Grande: From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship by Shannon Earle · grades 3–5 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

The Dark!: Wild Life in the Mysterious World of Caves by Lindsey Leigh · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Elephants Come Home by Kim Tomsic · grades 3–8 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–8).
The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon & Amy Maranville · grades 3–7 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–7).
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).
Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend by Karen Blumenthal · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2010s).
The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer · grades 11–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction) and the same era (2010s).
Murder Among Friends by Candace Fleming · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Nonfiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum?: The 10 closest matches to Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy on ReadingList include Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild, A Handful of Stars, Her Right Foot, Sergeant Reckless, and The Skydiving Beavers. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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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