# Books like My Horrible Secret

**10** books similar to *My Horrible Secret* by Stephen Roos (Humor · grades 4–6), 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:** humorous stories, brothers, baseball stories, schools
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/my-horrible-secret
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days](https://readinglist.school/book/be-a-perfect-person-in-just-three-days) by Stephen Manes _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
- [Double Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/double-fudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [No More Dead Dogs](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-dead-dogs) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the School Bus](https://readinglist.school/book/ten-rules-you-absolutely-must-not-break-if-you-want-to-survive-the-school-bus) by John Grandits _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and brothers, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The Sixth Grade Nickname Game](https://readinglist.school/book/the-sixth-grade-nickname-game) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Banana Twist](https://readinglist.school/book/banana-twist) by Florence Parry Heide _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
- [Arnie, the Doughnut](https://readinglist.school/book/arnie-the-doughnut) by Laurie Keller _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).
- [Dear Mrs. LaRue](https://readinglist.school/book/dear-mrs-larue) by Mark Teague _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Dog Breath](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-breath) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades 2–8)_ — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8).

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