Books like Dogtown

Looking for books like Dogtown by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, perseverance, 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.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor and courage, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Swim Teamgrades 3–7
Shares themes of friendship, perseverance, and courage and overlapping grades (3–7).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Boy at the Back of the Classgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
A Royal Conundrumgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
Ferrisgrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detectivegrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
Stand Up, Yumi Chung!grades 3–6
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of friendship and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).

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