# Books like Frindle

**10** books similar to *Frindle* by Andrew Clements (Middle Grade Fiction · 830L · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** creativity, language and thought, intelligence, school, imagination
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## Similar books

- [The Adventures of Captain Underpants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants) by Dav Pilkey _(720L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of school and imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 830L).
- [The 13-Story Treehouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-13-story-treehouse) by Andy Griffiths _(560L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of creativity and imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Matilda](https://readinglist.school/book/matilda) by Roald Dahl _(840L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of intelligence, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (840L vs 830L).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 830L).
- [Ramona Quimby, Age 8](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-quimby-age-8) by Beverly Cleary _(860L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (860L vs 830L).
- [James and the Giant Peach](https://readinglist.school/book/james-and-the-giant-peach) by Roald Dahl _(870L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (870L vs 830L).
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of intelligence, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 830L).
- [Mr. Popper's Penguins](https://readinglist.school/book/mr-poppers-penguins) by Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater _(910L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (910L vs 830L).
- [Ramona the Pest](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-pest) by Beverly Cleary _(750L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (750L vs 830L).
- [The BFG](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bfg) by Roald Dahl _(720L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of imagination, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 830L).

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