# Books like Sunny Side Up

**10** books similar to *Sunny Side Up* by Jennifer L. Holm (Graphic Novel · 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:** family secrets, grandparent and child, dysfunctional families, secrets
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/sunny-side-up
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## Similar books

- [The Fourteenth Goldfish](https://readinglist.school/book/the-fourteenth-goldfish) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Jennifer L. Holm, the same author, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Awkward](https://readinglist.school/book/awkward) by Svetlana Chmakova _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Full of Beans](https://readinglist.school/book/full-of-beans) by Jennifer L. Holm _(Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Jennifer L. Holm, the same author, overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
- [Parachute Kids](https://readinglist.school/book/parachute-kids) by Betty C. Tang _(Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Name of This Book Is Secret](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-this-book-is-secret) by Pseudonymous Bosch _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of secrets, both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [When Stars Are Scattered](https://readinglist.school/book/when-stars-are-scattered) by Victoria Jamieson _(Grades 5–8)_ — Both on the Mountain Laurel Book Award (Pennsylvania) list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8).
- [A Handful of Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/a-handful-of-stars) by Cynthia Lord _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of grandparent and child and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Clayton Byrd Goes Underground](https://readinglist.school/book/clayton-byrd-goes-underground) by Rita Williams-Garcia _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of grandparent and child and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Dog Man Unleashed](https://readinglist.school/book/dog-man-unleashed) by Dav Pilkey _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s).
- [Drama](https://readinglist.school/book/drama) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 5–9)_ — Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).

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