What books are similar to No Talking?

The 10 closest matches to No Talking by Andrew Clements on ReadingList include The School Story, Frindle, Henry's Freedom Box, Scaredy Squirrel, and Scranimals. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like No Talking reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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 No Talking

If you liked No Talking, read The School Story, Frindle, or Henry's Freedom Box — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like No Talking by Andrew Clements (Realistic Fiction · grades 3–8)? 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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The School Storygrades 3–6: Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Realistic Fiction). Amazon → books like this →
Frindle830L: Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (3–7). Amazon → books like this →
Henry's Freedom Boxgrades 3–6: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Scaredy Squirrelgrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Scranimalsgrades 3–6: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
All About Samgrades 4–6: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Chestergrades K–3: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
City Spiesgrades 4–6: Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dogtowngrades 3–6: Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Piegrades 6–9: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9). Amazon → books like this →

Books like No Talking 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 and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Mr. Fox's Game of "No!" by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like No Talking for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements · grades 3–5 — Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh · grades K–3 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Mr. Fox's Game of "No!" by David LaRochelle · grades K–3 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (K–3).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).

Books like No Talking for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements · grades 6–8 — Is by Andrew Clements, the same author, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier · grades 3–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 890L — Both on the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm · grades 4–6 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).
The Pinballs by Betsy Cromer Byars · grades 4–6 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like No Talking for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list), same genre (Realistic Fiction), and the same era (2000s).
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon · grades 9–12 — Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+2 more shared lists) and same genre (Realistic Fiction).
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause · grades 9–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list (+1 more shared list) and same genre (Realistic Fiction).

Common questions

What books are similar to No Talking?: The 10 closest matches to No Talking by Andrew Clements on ReadingList include The School Story, Frindle, Henry's Freedom Box, Scaredy Squirrel, and Scranimals. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like No Talking reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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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