What books are similar to Class Clown?

The 10 closest matches to Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz on ReadingList include Call Me Hope, Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You, Dress Coded, Eight Keys, and Flying Solo. Each is scored on shared themes (schools, behavior, and behavior, fiction), 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 Class Clown 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.

Books like Class Clown

If you liked Class Clown, read Call Me Hope, Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You, or Dress Coded — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of schools, behavior, and behavior, fiction. 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.

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Call Me Hopegrades 3–5: Shares themes of schools, both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon →
Sixth Grade Can Really Kill Yougrades 3–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
Dress Codedgrades 3–5: Shares themes of schools, fiction, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
Eight Keysgrades 4–6: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Flying Sologrades 4–6: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Fourth Grade Ratsgrades 4–6: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Lulu's Mysterious Missiongrades 2–8: Shares themes of behavior, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
Math Cursegrades 4–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
Ramona's Worldgrades 4–6: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →
Shoeshine Girlgrades 4–6: Shares themes of behavior, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon →

Books like Class Clown for younger readers (K–2)

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

¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third III · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction) and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Class Clown for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Who Needs a Bratty Brother? by Linda Gondosch · grades 3–5 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Albert by Donna Jo Napoli · grades 3–5 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Class Clown for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of schools, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8).
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes · grades 5–8 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).
Ghost by Jason Reynolds · 730L — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8).

Books like Class Clown for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman · grades 7–10 — Both on the Kentucky Bluegrass Award (KBA) list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Posted by John David Anderson · grades 6–9 — Same genre (Realistic Fiction).

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

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