# Books like Math Curse

**10** books similar to *Math Curse* by Jon Scieszka (Realistic Fiction · grades 4–8), 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:** mathematics, schools, math anxiety, study and teaching
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