Books like Because of Mr. Terupt

If you liked Because of Mr. Terupt, read The Perfect Score, 11 Birthdays, or A Boy Called Bat — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea? 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Because of Mr. Terupt

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The Perfect Scoregrades 3–8
Is by Rob Buyea, the same author, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Both on the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Abductiongrades 3–6
Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6
Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Escaping the Giant Wavegrades 3–6
Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Mick Harte Was Heregrades 5–8
Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
New Kidgrades 4–8
Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Out of My Mind700L
Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Refugee800L
Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Because of Mr. Terupt for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Restart by Gordon Korman · 730L — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
  • Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson · 440L — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
  • Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
  • Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).
  • The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson · grades 3–6 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Because of Mr. Terupt for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
  • Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
  • Restart by Gordon Korman · 730L — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
  • Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson · 440L — Both on the Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
  • Scythe by Neal Shusterman · grades 7–12 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).

Books like Because of Mr. Terupt for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
  • Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
  • Scythe by Neal Shusterman · grades 7–12 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
  • The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
  • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list).

Common questions

What books are similar to Because of Mr. Terupt?
The 10 closest matches to Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea on ReadingList include The Perfect Score, 11 Birthdays, A Boy Called Bat, Abduction, and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Because of Mr. Terupt reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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