Books like The Season of Styx Malone

Looking for books like The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (Middle Grade Fiction · 510L · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, friendship, and adventure. 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 Season of Styx Malone

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Why each is a match

Stuart Little920L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and adventure and a close reading level (530L vs 510L).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing470L
Shares themes of family and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (470L vs 510L).
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of family and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 510L).
Wonder790L
Shares themes of family and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of family and friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Fish in a Tree550L
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (550L vs 510L).
The 13-Story Treehouse560L
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (560L vs 510L).
Roller Girl440L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up and a close reading level (440L vs 510L).

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