# Books like Control Freaks

**10** books similar to *Control Freaks* by J.E. Thomas (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 6–8), matched on shared themes, 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:** friendship, perseverance, school, identity
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## Similar books

- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Grounded](https://readinglist.school/book/grounded-airport) by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Operation Final Notice](https://readinglist.school/book/operation-final-notice) by Matthew Landis _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Superteacher Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-superteacher-project) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [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)_ — Shares themes of friendship, school, and identity and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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