Books like Nic Blake and the Remarkables

If you liked Nic Blake and the Remarkables, read A Rover's Story, A Work in Progress, or Frizzy — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas? 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 4–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Nic Blake and the Remarkables

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A Rover's Storygrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
A Work in Progressgrades 4–8
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Frizzygrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Little Monarchsgrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
Parachute Kidsgrades 3–7
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddlegrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
The Way I Say Itgrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
To Catch a Thiefgrades 4–5
Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list, overlapping grades (4–5), and the same era (2020s). Amazon →
¡Vamos! Let's Go Eatgrades 2–8
Overlapping grades (2–8) and the same era (2020s). Amazon →

Books like Nic Blake and the Remarkables for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Farther Than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt · grades 6–9 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Hands by Torrey Maldonado · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Mexikid by Pedro Martín · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).
  • Not an Easy Win by Chrystal Giles · grades 6–8 — Both on the Georgia Children's Book Award list and the same era (2020s).

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

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