Books like Fudge-a-Mania

If you liked Fudge-a-Mania, read Superfudge, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, or 11 Birthdays — 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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Superfudgegrades 3–6
Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaretgrades 4–6
Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
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 → books like this →
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 → books like this →
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 → books like this →
El Deafo420L
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Ellie's Storygrades 3–6
Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6
Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Escaping the Giant Wavegrades 3–6
Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →
Foundgrades 4–6
Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon → books like this →

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

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

  • Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award 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 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 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 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.

  • Blubber by Judy Blume · grades 4–7 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
  • Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
  • Ghost by Jason Reynolds · 730L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), 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.

  • Blubber by Judy Blume · grades 4–7 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the North Dakota Flicker Tale Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
  • Double Fudge by Judy Blume · grades 4–6 — Is by Judy Blume, the same author, both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
  • Front Desk by Kelly Yang · 640L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s).
  • Ghost by Jason Reynolds · 730L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
  • Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes · 360L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list (+1 more shared list), 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 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 list and the same era (2010s).
  • Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to Fudge-a-Mania?
The 10 closest matches to Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume on ReadingList include Superfudge, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, 11 Birthdays, A Night Divided, and A Wolf Called Wander. 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.

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

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