Books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

If you liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, or Allies — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney? 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 4–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fevergrades 4–6
Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Alliesgrades 5–9
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Bookedgrades 5–8
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Brian's Wintergrades 4–7
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Catching Firegrades 4–7
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Champgrades 3–5
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soulgrades 4–7
Both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney · grades 4–7 — Is by Jeff Kinney, the same author, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).

Common questions

What books are similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth?
The 10 closest matches to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney on ReadingList include Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, Allies, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, and Because of Winn-Dixie. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–7), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–7), 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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