# Books like Max and the Midknights

**10** books similar to *Max and the Midknights* by Lincoln Peirce (Fantasy · 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:** adventure, humor, identity
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/max-and-the-midknights
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Dog Man](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-man) by Dav Pilkey _(390L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of humor and identity, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [A Royal Conundrum](https://readinglist.school/book/a-royal-conundrum) by Lisa Yee _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of adventure, humor, and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [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, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-cat-in-space-ate-pizza) by Mac Barnett _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of adventure and humor, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [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, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The False Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-false-prince) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of adventure and identity and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell](https://readinglist.school/book/the-land-of-stories-the-wishing-spell) by Chris Colfer _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors](https://readinglist.school/book/the-legend-of-rock-paper-scissors) by Drew Daywalt _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of adventure and humor and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane](https://readinglist.school/book/the-miraculous-journey-of-edward-tulane) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Willa of the Wood](https://readinglist.school/book/willa-of-the-wood) by Robert Beatty _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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