Books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Looking for books like Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein? 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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11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
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A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
A Long Walk to Water720L
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2010s).
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
Abductiongrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
Alliesgrades 5–9
Overlapping grades (5–9) and the same era (2010s).
Amal Unboundgrades 5–8
Overlapping grades (5–8) and the same era (2010s).
America is Under Attack September 11 2001grades 3–5
Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
Ban This Bookgrades 3–6
Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).

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