Books like Jawbreaker

If you liked Jawbreaker, read Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel, Oliver's Great Big Universe, or Roll for Initiative — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of self-image, family, and middle school. 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Jawbreaker

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Four Eyes: A Graphic Novelgrades 3–7
Shares themes of self-image, family, and middle school, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon →
Oliver's Great Big Universegrades 3–6
Shares themes of middle school, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Roll for Initiativegrades 4–8
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The Firefly Summergrades 3–7
Shares themes of family, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The Labors of Hercules Bealgrades 3–7
Shares themes of family, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The One and Only Rubygrades 2–5
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
When Sea Becomes Skygrades 3–6
Shares themes of family, both on the South Carolina Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The Season of Styx Malone510L
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
The Wild Robot740L
Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →

Books like Jawbreaker for younger readers (K–2)

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

Books like Jawbreaker for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • Between Two Brothers by Crystal Allen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Operation Final Notice by Matthew Landis · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like Jawbreaker for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Between Two Brothers by Crystal Allen · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
  • Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Onyx & Beyond by Amber McBride · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
  • Operation Final Notice by Matthew Landis · grades 4–8 — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).

Books like Jawbreaker for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2020s).
  • Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of family.
  • Never Thought I'd End Up Here by Ann Liang · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (7–12).
  • Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson · grades 7–12 — Shares themes of family and overlapping grades (7–12).

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

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