Books like Rodrick Rules

Looking for books like Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney (Humor · grades 4–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of siblings, school, and humor. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

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10 books similar to Rodrick Rules

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Why each is a match

The Best School Year Evergrades 3–6
Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Last Strawgrades 4–7
Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (6–8).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
J vs. Kgrades 3–5
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (3–5).
Popcorngrades 4–8
Shares themes of school and humor and overlapping grades (4–8).

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