Books like The Cybil War

Looking for books like The Cybil War by Betsy Byars (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, humor, and growing up. 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 The Cybil War

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Why each is a match

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Dear Mr. Henshawgrades 4–6
Shares themes of growing up and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Blubbergrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and identity and overlapping grades (6–8).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and growing up and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dog Man390L
Shares themes of friendship, humor, and identity and overlapping grades (2–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ferrisgrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor and growing up, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, growing up, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).

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