# Books like Harriet the Spy

**10** books similar to *Harriet the Spy* by Louise Fitzhugh (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–7), 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:** friendship, identity, growing up, school
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## Similar books

- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, identity, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Control Freaks](https://readinglist.school/book/control-freaks) by J.E. Thomas _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, identity, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, growing up, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship, identity, and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Ramona the Pest](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-the-pest) by Beverly Cleary _(750L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of growing up and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–4).
- [Blubber](https://readinglist.school/book/blubber) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, identity, and school and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life](https://readinglist.school/book/dork-diaries-tales-from-a-not-so-fabulous-life) by Rachel Renée Russell _(890L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, identity, and school and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Grounded](https://readinglist.school/book/grounded-airport) by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [J vs. K](https://readinglist.school/book/j-vs-k) by Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

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