# Books like Fudge

**10** books similar to *Fudge* by Charlotte Towner Graeber (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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:** responsibility, dogs, pets, boys, fiction
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/fudge
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of responsibility and boys, fiction, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Ellie's Story](https://readinglist.school/book/ellies-story) by W. Bruce Cameron _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [Ribsy](https://readinglist.school/book/ribsy) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs and pets, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Shiloh Season](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh-season) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of dogs, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
- [¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat](https://readinglist.school/book/vamos-lets-go-eat) by Raúl the Third III _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of dogs, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days](https://readinglist.school/book/be-a-perfect-person-in-just-three-days) by Stephen Manes _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of boys, fiction, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Dear Mr. Henshaw](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mr-henshaw) by Beverly Cleary _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Dog Trouble: A Graphic Novel](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-trouble) by Kristin Varner _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of responsibility and pets and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Jelly Belly](https://readinglist.school/book/jelly-belly) by Robert Kimmel Smith _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [My Dog, My Hero](https://readinglist.school/book/my-dog-my-hero) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of dogs, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

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