Books like Roll for Initiative
Looking for books like Roll for Initiative by Jaime Formato (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 4–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, anxiety, and gaming. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 4–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Roll for Initiative
Operation Final NoticeMatthew Landis
Countdown to YesterdayShirley Marr
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Out of My MindSharon M. Draper · 700L- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib MianPlanet Omar: Accidental Trouble MagnetZanib Mian · 820L
Stuart LittleE.B. White · 920L- The Season of Styx MaloneKekla MagoonThe Season of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon · 510L
WonderR.J. Palacio · 790L
Between Two BrothersCrystal Allen
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
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Why each is a match
- Operation Final Noticegrades 4–8
- Shares themes of friendship, anxiety, and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Countdown to Yesterdaygrades 3–6
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Out of My Mind700L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- Stuart Little920L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- The Season of Styx Malone510L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Wonder790L
- Shares themes of friendship and family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- Between Two Brothersgrades 4–8
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- Boy 2.0grades 4–8
- Shares themes of family, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).