# Books like Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

**10** books similar to *Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days* by Stephen Manes (Humor · grades 4–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** humorous stories, behavior, boys, fiction
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## Similar books

- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and boys, fiction, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [My Horrible Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/my-horrible-secret) by Stephen Roos _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
- [Banana Twist](https://readinglist.school/book/banana-twist) by Florence Parry Heide _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and same genre (Humor).
- [Runaway Ralph](https://readinglist.school/book/runaway-ralph) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [The Best School Year Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-school-year-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Arnie, the Doughnut](https://readinglist.school/book/arnie-the-doughnut) by Laurie Keller _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Dear Mrs. LaRue](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mrs-larue) by Mark Teague _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Dog Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-breath) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of boys, fiction, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).

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