What books are similar to Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library?

The 10 closest matches to Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein on ReadingList include Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel, 11 Birthdays, A Million Ways Home, A Night Divided, and A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold). Each is scored on shared themes, 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 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 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 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

If you liked Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, read Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel, 11 Birthdays, or A Million Ways Home — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein? 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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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motelgrades 3–8: Is by Chris Grabenstein, the same author, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5: Both on the Dorothy Canfield Fisher / Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list (+10 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold)grades 3–10: Both on the Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware Library Association, Youth Services Division) — Middle Readers division list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Abductiongrades 3–6: Both on the Mark Twain Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Alliesgrades 5–9: Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
America is Under Attack September 11 2001grades 3–5: Both on the William Allen White Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Mr. Teruptgrades 3–5: Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Blended610L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for younger readers (K–2)

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

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey · 390L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2010s).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (2–4).
A Green Place to be by Ashley Benham Yazdani · grades K–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2010s).
Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems · grades K–2 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2010s).

Books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey · 390L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2010s).
Drama by Raina Telgemeier · grades 5–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
El Deafo by Cece Bell · 420L — Both on the Dorothy Canfield Fisher / Vermont Golden Dome Book Award list (+8 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s).
Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret · grades 3–6 — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Buddy by M. H. Herlong · grades 6–8 — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2010s).
Divergent by Veronica Roth · grades 8–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+3 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
Drama by Raina Telgemeier · grades 5–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan · 680L — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Divergent by Veronica Roth · grades 8–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+3 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).
Drama by Raina Telgemeier · grades 5–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list (+2 more shared lists) and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library?: The 10 closest matches to Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein on ReadingList include Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel, 11 Birthdays, A Million Ways Home, A Night Divided, and A Snicker of Magic (Scholastic Gold). Each is scored on shared themes, 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 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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