What books are similar to Double Fudge?

The 10 closest matches to Double Fudge by Judy Blume on ReadingList include My Horrible Secret, Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus, When the Boys Ran the House, Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days, and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Each is scored on shared themes (humorous stories, families, and brothers), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Double Fudge reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 Double Fudge

If you liked Double Fudge, read My Horrible Secret, Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus, or When the Boys Ran the House — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like Double Fudge by Judy Blume (Humor · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of humorous stories, families, and brothers. 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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My Horrible Secretgrades 4–6: Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Busgrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
When the Boys Ran the Housegrades 3–6: Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Daysgrades 4–6: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing470L: Is by Judy Blume, the same author, shares themes of family, and overlapping grades (2–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Best School Year Evergrades 3–6: Shares themes of family, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6: Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Dear Mrs. LaRuegrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Knocked Out by Nunga-Nungasgrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Double Fudge for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Shares themes of family, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (2–4).
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye by Geronimo Stilton · 530L — Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (2–5).

Books like Double Fudge for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of families and family and overlapping grades (4–6).
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by O'Malley, Kevin · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Double Fudge for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of families and family and overlapping grades (4–6).
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
Superfudge by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like Double Fudge for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Forged by Fire by Sharon M. Draper · grades 7–10 — Shares themes of family.
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 920L — Shares themes of family.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon · 1090L — Shares themes of family.
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd · 840L — Shares themes of family.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares · grades 7–10 — Shares themes of family.

Book data last updated 2026-08-11. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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