Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake

If you liked Frankenstein Takes the Cake, read Love That Dog, A Mango-Shaped Space, or Adopted by an Owl — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake by Adam Rex (Poetry · grades 2–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of monsters, poetry, and monstruos. 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 2–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Frankenstein Takes the Cake

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Love That Doggrades 4–8
Shares themes of poetry, same genre (Poetry), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon →
A Mango-Shaped Spacegrades 5–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Adopted by an Owlgrades 2–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Clementinegrades 3–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (3–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Down the Rabbit Holegrades 2–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Fever 1793grades 2–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Naturegrades 3–6
Shares themes of poetry and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Ida B. and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the Worldgrades 2–8
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
Lochgrades 3–8
Shares themes of monsters and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake 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 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Star in the Storm by Joan Hiatt Harlow · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Togo by Robert J. Blake · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).
  • No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Rules by Cynthia Lord · grades 4–7 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
  • Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).

Books like Frankenstein Takes the Cake for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Loser by Jerry Spinelli · grades 4–6 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2000s).
  • No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Rules by Cynthia Lord · grades 4–7 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2000s).
  • Say What? by Margaret Peterson Haddix · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).
  • Scat by Carl Hiaasen · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2000s).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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