Books like The Report Card

If you liked The Report Card, read Landry News, Frindle, or Donuthead — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Closest match: Landry News by Andrew Clements

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Looking for books like The Report Card by Andrew Clements (Juvenile Fiction · grades 3–8)? 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The Report Card

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Landry Newsgrades 3–8
Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Juvenile Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Frindle830L
Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Donutheadgrades 3–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Kavik the Wolf Doggrades 4–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Doll in the Gardengrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Ghost Sittergrades 3–8
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Man Who Loved Clownsgrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Time for Andrewgrades 4–6
Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list, same genre (Juvenile Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Dog's Lifegrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Losergrades 4–6
Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Report Card for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • Restart by Gordon Korman · 730L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like The Report Card for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • No Talking by Andrew Clements · grades 3–8 — Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
  • Restart by Gordon Korman · 730L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–8).
  • Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd · grades 4–6 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Report Card?
The 10 closest matches to The Report Card by Andrew Clements on ReadingList include Landry News, Frindle, Donuthead, Kavik the Wolf Dog, and The Doll in the Garden. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Report Card reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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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