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Children's Recommendations - If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid

If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Fast and Fun

The jelly bean experiment
ISBN: 9781402287213
Title: The jelly bean experiment by David A. Adler - Danny is not sure what to make of Calvin Waffle, a quirky and smart new fourth grader, but when Danny convinces Calvin to use his brain power to help the baseball team, they both have a chance to become heroes
Author: Adler, David A.
Never glue your friends to chairs
ISBN: 9780061148828
Title: Never glue your friends to chairs by Katherine Applegate - When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue
Author: Applegate, Katherine.
Lunch walks among us
ISBN: 0689862911
Title: Lunch walks among us by Jim Benton - Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in—which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan
Author: Benton, Jim.
Bad Kitty gets a bath
ISBN: 9781250765338
Title: Bad Kitty gets a bath by Nick Bruel - Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water
Author: Bruel, Nick, author, illustrator.
Book cover for Dear Max by Sally Grindley
ISBN: 1416903925
Title: Dear Max by Sally Grindley - As Max—who is almost ten—and his favorite author, D.J. Lucas, exchange letters, the two writers help each other with their new books and develop a special friendship
Author: Grindley, Sally.
Queen of the world!
ISBN: 0375832297
Title: Queen of the world! by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm - An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl’s slumber party
Author: Holm, Jennifer L.
Bowling alley bandit
ISBN: 9780805090765
Title: Bowling alley bandit by Laurie Keller - When Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls during a big bowling tournament, Arnie the talking doughnut suspects foul play and sets out to solve the mystery
Author: Keller, Laurie.
Martin Bridge
ISBN: 1553376889
Title: Martin Bridge : ready for takeoff! by Jessica Scott Kerrin - Martin develops a crush on his new bus driver, takes care of his friend's hamster with tragic results, and participates in a rocket exhibition that threatens a friendship
Author: Kerrin, Jessica Scott.
Captain Awesome to the rescue!
ISBN: 9781442435612
Title: Captain Awesome to the rescue! by Stan Kirby - When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster
Author: Kirby, Stan.
Clementine
ISBN: 0786838825
Title: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker - While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father banish pigeons from the front of their apartment
Author: Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-
The curse of the bologna sandwich
ISBN: 0805079289
Title: The curse of the bologna sandwich by Greg Trine - After graduating from the Superhero Academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers
Author: Trine, Greg.
Book cover for Bookmarks are people too! by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver
ISBN: 9781480628434
Title: Bookmarks are people too! by Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver - Hank freezes during his class play audition and is only able to buzz like a fly, inspiring his teacher to create a special role for him as a silent bookmark that saves the show
Author: Winkler, Henry, 1945- author.
Book cover for My life in pictures by Deborah Zemke
ISBN: 9781537924854
Title: My life in pictures by Deborah Zemke - When budding artist Bea Garcia's best friend moves to Australia and a loud, rambunctious boy moves into her old house, Bea must learn to make new friends
Author: Zemke, Deborah.

If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Fiction

The strange case of Origami Yoda
ISBN: 9781419715174
Title: The strange case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger - Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight
Author: Angleberger, Tom.
The terrible two
ISBN: 9781419714917
Title: The terrible two by Mac Barnett - When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever
Author: Barnett, Mac.
NERDS
ISBN: 9780810943247
Title: NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley - Five unpopular misfits combine their enhanced abilities and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world
Author: Buckley, Michael.
Frindle
ISBN: 9780689806698
Title: Frindle by Andrew Clements - When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control
Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949-
The legend of Spud Murphy
ISBN: 0786855010
Title: The legend of Spud Murphy by Eoin Colfer - When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but are surprised at how things turn out
Author: Colfer, Eoin.
Home sweet motel
ISBN: 9780553536027
Title: Home sweet motel by Chris Grabenstein - P.T. and his friend Gloria must solve a mystery at the world's wackiest motel: The Wonderland
Author: Grabenstein, Chris, author.
Harriet, the spy
ISBN: 9780385327831
Title: Harriet, the spy by Louise Fitzhugh - Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge
Author: Fitzhugh, Louise.
The 13-story treehouse
ISBN: 9781250026903
Title: The 13-story treehouse by Andy Griffiths - Follows the efforts of Andy and Terry to meet a latest book deadline despite numerous distractions in their sophisticated tree house home, including flying cats, giant bananas, and sea monsters
Author: Griffiths, Andy, 1961-
Lucy Rose. Here's the thing about me
ISBN: 0385732031
Title: Lucy Rose. Here's the thing about me by Katy Kelly - Eight-year-old Lucy Rose keeps a diary of her first year in Washington, D.C., her home since her parents separation, where she spends time with her grandparents, makes new friends, and more
Author: Kelly, Katy, 1955-
Mistakes were made
ISBN: 9780763660505
Title: Mistakes were made by Stephan Pastis - Resolving to earn so much money that his mother will no longer stress out over the bills, eleven-year-old Timmy Failure launches a detective business with a lazy polar bear partner named Total
Author: Pastis, Stephan.
I, funny
ISBN: 9780316206938
Title: I, funny : a middle school story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein - Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest
Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
Middle school
ISBN: 9780316101875
Title: Middle school. The worst years of my life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts - When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule
Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
Lawn boy
ISBN: 9780385746861
Title: Lawn boy by Gary Paulsen - Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business
Author: Paulsen, Gary.
Big Nate in a class
ISBN: 9780061944345
Title: Big Nate in a class by himself by Lincoln Peirce - Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement
Author: Peirce, Lincoln.
Max Quigley
ISBN: 9780547152639
Title: Max Quigley : technically not a bully by James Roy - After playing a prank on one of his "geeky" classmates, sixth-grader Max Quigley's punishment is to be tutored by him
Author: Roy, James, 1968-
Locker hero
ISBN: 9781481460019
Title: Locker hero by Rachel Renée Russell - Questioning his resolve to attend public school after being homeschooled when he is targeted by a bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes and finds an unexpected opportunity
Author: Russell, Rachel Renée, author.
Tales from a not-so-fabulous life
ISBN: 9781416980063
Title: Tales from a not-so-fabulous life by Rachel Renée Russell - Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle of finding her place at her exclusive new private school
Author: Russell, Rachel Renée.
Sideways stories from Wayside School
ISBN: 0688160867
Title: Sideways stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar - Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story
Author: Sachar, Louis, 1954-
A tail of two kitties
ISBN: 9780062411006
Title: A tail of two kitties by Tom Watson - When Stick Cat hears terrible noises and a violent crash, he must navigate his way across the alley to rescue a man trapped in a building
Author: Watson, Tom, 1965- author.
Stick dog
ISBN: 9780062110787
Title: Stick dog by Tom Watson - Stick Dog and his four friends - Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen - will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park!
Author: Watson, Tom, 1965-
Niagara Falls, or does it
ISBN: 9780448431628
Title: Niagara Falls, or does it? by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver - Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay gets him grounded the week of the show
Author: Winkler, Henry, 1945- author.
Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom
ISBN: 9780593126844
Title: Ben Yokoyama and the cookie of doom by Matthew Swanson - Eight-year-old Ben takes a fortune cookie literally, and believing he has only one day left to live, tries to do everything he has always wanted to before nightfall
Author: Swanson, Matthew, 1974- author.
Creepy cafetorium
ISBN: 9781524871758
Title: Creepy cafetorium by Colleen AF Venable - Welcome to the Cafetorium! It's a cafeteria, a gymnasium, and possibly a portal to a world where cube-shaped mashed potatoes are plotting against the almost-definitely-robotic lunch staff
Stuntboy, in the meantime
ISBN: 9781534418165
Title: Stuntboy, in the meantime by Jason Reynolds - Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower to keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot, he feels the responsibility to save them
Author: Reynolds, Jason, author.
Penny draws a best friend
ISBN: 9780593616772
Title: Penny draws a best friend by Sara Shepard - Fifth grader Penny, who doodles to cope with anxiety, worries that her best friend is drifting away
Author: Shepard, Sara, 1977- author.
Once upon a Tim
ISBN: 9781534499256
Title: Once upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs - With no knightly experience but plenty of pluck and an impressive vocabulary, a twelve-year-old peasant, hoping to improve his station in life, volunteers to help a cowardly prince and his not very powerful wizard
Author: Gibbs, Stuart, 1969- author.
Do not open!
ISBN: 9780062427762
Title: Do not open! by Mark Parisi - When middle schooler Marty Pants discovers an alien plot to take over the world, no one, not his best friends Parker and Roongrat or his family or arch-enemy, Simon, believe him, so it is up to Mary to investigate!
Author: Parisi, Mark, author, illustrator.