Books like Frizzy

If you liked Frizzy, read A Rover's Story, City Spies, or Hoops — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Frizzy by Claribel Ortega? 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 4–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Frizzy

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A Rover's Storygrades 4–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
City Spiesgrades 4–6
Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Little Monarchsgrades 4–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Oddergrades 3–5
Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
Swim Teamgrades 3–7
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon → books like this →
11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Because of Winn-Dixie610L
Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Frizzy for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

  • Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina · grades K–3 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list).
  • A Journey Under the Sea by Craig Foster · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • A Lot to Like! by Derek Anderson · grades 2–5 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).
  • An American Story by Kwame Alexander · grades K–3 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Blue by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond · grades K–4 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (K–4), and the same era (2020s).

Books like Frizzy for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • El Deafo by Cece Bell · 420L — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine · grades 4–7 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein · grades 4–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–7).
  • Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume · grades 3–6 — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like Frizzy for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Mexikid by Pedro Martín · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • El Deafo by Cece Bell · 420L — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine · grades 4–7 — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein · grades 4–6 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (4–6).

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

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

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2020s).
  • Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Chinese Menu by Grace Lin · grades 3–10 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–10), and the same era (2020s).
  • Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez · grades 9–12 — Both on the Pura Belpré Author Award list and the same era (2020s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Frizzy?
The 10 closest matches to Frizzy by Claribel Ortega on ReadingList include A Rover's Story, City Spies, Hoops, Little Monarchs, and Odder. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Frizzy reading-level appropriate?
Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–5), 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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