What books are similar to Last Holiday Concert?

The 10 closest matches to Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements on ReadingList include No Talking, Can I Be Your Dog?, Chester, Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom, and Front Desk. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Last Holiday Concert reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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.

Books like Last Holiday Concert

If you liked Last Holiday Concert, read No Talking, Can I Be Your Dog?, or Chester — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–5)? 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 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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No Talkinggrades 3–8: Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Can I Be Your Dog?grades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Chestergrades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doomgrades 3–5: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Front Desk640L: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Ghost730L: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Library Mousegrades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Lion vs. Rabbitgrades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Prisoner B-3087grades 3–8: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the Schoolgrades K–3: Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like Last Holiday Concert for younger readers (K–2)

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

Dogku by Andrew Clements · grades K–2 — Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Again by Emily Gravett · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like Last Holiday Concert for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors · grades 3–5 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Again by Emily Gravett · grades K–3 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look · grades 3–5 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).

Books like Last Holiday Concert for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Breakout by Kate Messner · grades 6–8 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos · grades 6–8 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon · grades 6–8 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Blackwater by Eve Bunting · grades 6–8 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Breathe: A Ghost Story by Cliff McNish · grades 6–8 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Books like Last Holiday Concert for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
Learning to Swear in America by Katie Kennedy · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
The Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill a Dream by Davis Sampson · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2010s).
A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles · grades 9–12 — Both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to Last Holiday Concert?: The 10 closest matches to Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements on ReadingList include No Talking, Can I Be Your Dog?, Chester, Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom, and Front Desk. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–5), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like Last Holiday Concert reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–5), 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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