What books are similar to Freaky Friday?

The 10 closest matches to Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers on ReadingList include Call Me Hope, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Dunderheads, Word Eater, and Eragon. Each is scored on shared themes (mothers and daughters, fiction, mothers and daughters, and schools), 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 Freaky Friday 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 Freaky Friday

If you liked Freaky Friday, read Call Me Hope, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, or The Dunderheads — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers (Fantasy · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of mothers and daughters, fiction, mothers and daughters, and schools. 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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Call Me Hopegrades 3–5: Shares themes of mothers and daughters and schools and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
The Cat Ate My Gymsuitgrades 4–6: Shares themes of schools, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
The Dunderheadsgrades 3–5: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Word Eatergrades 3–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Eragongrades 6–9: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →
Mary Poppinsgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
You Shouldn't Have to Say Goodbyegrades 4–6: Shares themes of mothers and daughters, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7: Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Amari and the Night Brothersgrades 4–7: Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Freaky Friday 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 schools and overlapping grades (2–8).
Real Friends by Shannon Hale · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of schools and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler · grades 2–8 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (2–8).

Books like Freaky Friday for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of schools and overlapping grades (3–5).
Eight Keys by Suzanne M. LaFleur · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and overlapping grades (4–6).
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine · grades 4–7 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Freaky Friday for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Fantasy).
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl · grades 4–6 — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1970s).
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab · grades 4–7 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).
Eight Keys by Suzanne M. LaFleur · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and overlapping grades (4–6).
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine · grades 4–7 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (4–7).

Books like Freaky Friday for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody · grades 7–12 — Same genre (Fantasy).
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Fantasy).
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (5–9).
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan · grades 5–9 — Same genre (Fantasy) and overlapping grades (5–9).

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

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