# Books like Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School

**10** books similar to *Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare School* by Jarrett Lerner (Early Chapter Book · grades 3–6), 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:** first day, friendship, confidence, humor
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/scare-school-diaries-welcome-to-scare-school
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## Similar books

- [Beanie the Bansheenie](https://readinglist.school/book/beanie-the-bansheenie) by Eoin Colfer _(Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of humor, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and overlapping grades (2–5).
- [Dogtown](https://readinglist.school/book/dogtown) by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Hannah Sharpe, Cartoon Detective](https://readinglist.school/book/hannah-sharpe-cartoon-detective) by Janet Tashjian _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All](https://readinglist.school/book/magnolia-wu-unfolds-it-all) by Chanel Miller _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight](https://readinglist.school/book/dona-quixote-rise-of-the-knight) by Rey Terciero _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Haiku, Ew! Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature](https://readinglist.school/book/haiku-ew) by Lynn Brunelle _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Stuntboy, In-Between Time](https://readinglist.school/book/stuntboy-in-between-time) by Jason Reynolds _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of humor, both on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list, and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [A Work in Progress](https://readinglist.school/book/a-work-in-progress) by Jarrett Lerner _(Grades 4–8)_ — Is by Jarrett Lerner, the same author, overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Ivy and Bean](https://readinglist.school/book/ivy-and-bean) by Annie Barrows _(580L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and overlapping grades (2–4).
- [Picture Purrfect (Bodega Cats #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/picture-purrfect-bodega-cats) by Hilda Eunice Burgos _(Grades 2–5)_ — Same genre (Early Chapter Book), overlapping grades (2–5), and the same era (2020s).

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