What books are similar to Confessions of a Class Clown?

The 10 closest matches to Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner on ReadingList include Control Freaks, Popcorn, Simon Sort of Says, The First State of Being, and Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody. Each is scored on shared themes (friendship, humor, and school), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 6–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Confessions of a 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 6–8), 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 Confessions of a Class Clown

If you liked Confessions of a Class Clown, read Control Freaks, Popcorn, or Simon Sort of Says — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Closest match: Control Freaks by J.E. Thomas — shares friendship and school

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Looking for books like Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 6–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, humor, and school. 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 6–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Control Freaksgrades 6–8: Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Popcorngrades 4–8: Shares themes of humor and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Simon Sort of Saysgrades 6–8: Shares themes of friendship and humor, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
The First State of Beinggrades 6–8: Shares themes of friendship and identity, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8: Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Harriet the Spygrades 4–7: Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Mid-Airgrades 5–8: Shares themes of friendship, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Restart730L: Shares themes of identity, both on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L: Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
The Superteacher Projectgrades 3–6: Shares themes of friendship, humor, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →