What books are similar to Fudge-a-Mania?

The 10 closest matches to Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume on ReadingList include 11 Birthdays, A Night Divided, A Wolf Called Wander, El Deafo, and Ellie's Story. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Fudge-a-Mania reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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 Fudge-a-Mania

If you liked Fudge-a-Mania, read 11 Birthdays, A Night Divided, or A Wolf Called Wander — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume? 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
A Night Dividedgrades 5–8: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
A Wolf Called Wandergrades 4–6: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
El Deafo420L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Ellie's Storygrades 3–6: Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Escaping the Giant Wavegrades 3–6: Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Foundgrades 4–6: Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Front Desk640L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Ghost730L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →

Books like Fudge-a-Mania for younger readers (K–2)

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

Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).
Here Comes the Garbage Barge by Jonah Winter · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).
Lulu's Mysterious Mission by Judith Viorst · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).
My Explosive Diary by Emily Gale · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Fudge-a-Mania for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper · 700L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Fudge-a-Mania for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper · 700L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Fudge-a-Mania for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Maine Student Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Allies by Alan Gratz · grades 5–9 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Divergent by Veronica Roth · grades 8–12 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list and the same era (2010s).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list and the same era (2010s).

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

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