# Books like Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade

**10** books similar to *Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade* by Barthe DeClements, 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.

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## Similar books

- [Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You](https://readinglist.school/book/sixth-grade-can-really-kill-you) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–8)_ — Is by Barthe DeClements, the same author, both on the Land of Enchantment Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Superfudge](https://readinglist.school/book/superfudge) by Judy Blume _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list (+8 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [The Dollhouse Murders](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dollhouse-murders) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1980s).
- [There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+5 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1980s).
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [The Whipping Boy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-whipping-boy) by Sid Fleischman _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Hawai'i Nēnē Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1980s).
- [A Dog Called Kitty](https://readinglist.school/book/a-dog-called-kitty) by Wallace, Bill _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Nebraska Golden Sower Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (1980s).
- [Night of the Twisters](https://readinglist.school/book/night-of-the-twisters) by Ivy Ruckman _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).
- [Nightmare Mountain](https://readinglist.school/book/nightmare-mountain) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1980s).

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