# Books like How to Eat Fried Worms

**10** books similar to *How to Eat Fried Worms* by Thomas Rockwell (Humor · grades 3–6), 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:** humor, friendship, school, courage
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## Similar books

- [My Teacher Is an Alien](https://readinglist.school/book/my-teacher-is-an-alien) by Bruce Coville _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and school, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Best School Year Ever](https://readinglist.school/book/the-best-school-year-ever) by Barbara Robinson _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor and school, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Humor).
- [Wayside School Is Falling Down](https://readinglist.school/book/wayside-school-is-falling-down) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and school, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and school, both on the Wisconsin Golden Archer Award list, and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and courage, both on the Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Smile](https://readinglist.school/book/smile) by Raina Telgemeier _(410L · Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of humor and friendship, both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [The Whipping Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-whipping-boy) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [Big Nate: In a Class by Himself](https://readinglist.school/book/big-nate-in-a-class-by-himself) by Lincoln Peirce _(500L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and school and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of humor, friendship, and school and overlapping grades (4–8).

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