What books are similar to There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom?

The 10 closest matches to There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar on ReadingList include Holes, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Because of Winn-Dixie, Bunnicula, and Deep and Dark and Dangerous. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

If you liked There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, read Holes, Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, or Because of Winn-Dixie — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar? 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Holes660L: Is by Louis Sachar, the same author, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+7 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Wayside School Gets a Little Strangergrades 4–6: Is by Louis Sachar, the same author, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+8 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Bunniculagrades 3–6: Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Deep and Dark and Dangerousgrades 4–6: Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Eragongrades 6–9: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Fablehavengrades 4–7: Both on the Nevada Young Readers' Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotismgrades 3–8: Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Gradegrades 3–6: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (2–4).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey · 720L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (2–4).

Books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Wayside School Is Falling Down by Louis Sachar · grades 3–5 — Is by Louis Sachar, the same author, both on the Volunteer State Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–5).
Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary · grades 3–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s).
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech · grades 3–5 — Both on the Land of Enchantment Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2000s).
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac · grades 3–8 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
Stolen Children by Peg Kehret · grades 4–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).

Books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary · grades 3–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2000s).
Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac · grades 3–8 — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s).
Stolen Children by Peg Kehret · grades 4–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau · grades 4–6 — Both on the Land of Enchantment Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson · grades 4–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).

Books like There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins · 810L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2000s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (5–9).
Scythe by Neal Shusterman · grades 7–12 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list).
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (5–9).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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