Books like Ferris

Looking for books like Ferris by Kate DiCamillo (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, humor, and growing up. 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 family and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Stand Up, Yumi Chung!grades 3–6
Shares themes of family and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Stuntboy, In-Between Timegrades 3–6
Shares themes of family and humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of family, humor, and growing up and overlapping grades (3–7).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8860L
Shares themes of family, humor, and growing up and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Invisible Isabelgrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of humor, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Front Desk640L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Shares themes of family and humor and overlapping grades (2–5).

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