# Books like Ramona the Pest

**10** books similar to *Ramona the Pest* by Beverly Cleary (Middle Grade Fiction · 750L · grades 2–4), matched on shared themes, 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:** family, school, growing up, being misunderstood
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## Similar books

- [Ramona Quimby, Age 8](https://readinglist.school/book/ramona-quimby-age-8) by Beverly Cleary _(860L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of family, school, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (860L vs 750L).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, school, and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (950L vs 750L).
- [Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet](https://readinglist.school/book/planet-omar-accidental-trouble-magnet) by Zanib Mian _(820L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of family and school, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 750L).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (510L vs 750L).
- [Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing](https://readinglist.school/book/tales-of-a-fourth-grade-nothing) by Judy Blume _(470L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of family and growing up, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [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, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (720L vs 750L).
- [Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH](https://readinglist.school/book/mrs-frisby-and-the-rats-of-nimh) by Robert C. O'Brien _(790L · Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 750L).
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (790L vs 750L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (700L vs 750L).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and a close reading level (820L vs 750L).

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