# 7th grade books about humor

**4** books commonly assigned to 7th grade students in US schools that explore humor. Every title's grade range covers 7th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 7th grade band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 4 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 3 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 7th grade  ·  **Theme:** humor
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 7th grade humor reading list

- [Big Nate: In a Class by Himself](https://readinglist.school/book/big-nate-in-a-class-by-himself) by Lincoln Peirce _(500L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2010)_
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7 · pub 2007)_
- [Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-diaries-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life) by Rachel Renée Russell _(890L · Grades 4–7 · pub 2009)_
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8 · pub 2010)_

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