# Books like Popcorn

**10** books similar to *Popcorn* by Rob Harrell (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8), 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:** anxiety, school, humor, mental health
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/popcorn-harrell
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## Similar books

- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Confessions of a Class Clown](https://readinglist.school/book/confessions-of-a-class-clown) by Arianne Costner _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [J vs. K](https://readinglist.school/book/j-vs-k) by Kwame Alexander & Jerry Craft _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The Superteacher Project](https://readinglist.school/book/the-superteacher-project) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody](https://readinglist.school/book/chronicles-of-a-lizard-nobody) by Patrick Ness _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Ramona Quimby, Age 8](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-quimby-age-8) by Beverly Cleary _(860L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of humor, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [The Adventures of Captain Underpants](https://readinglist.school/book/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants) by Dav Pilkey _(720L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of school and humor, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of school, both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
- [Control Freaks](https://readinglist.school/book/control-freaks) by J.E. Thomas _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).

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