What books are similar to Superfudge?

The 10 closest matches to Superfudge by Judy Blume on ReadingList include Because of Mr. Terupt, El Deafo, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Escaping the Giant Wave, and Fish in a Tree. Each is scored on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like Superfudge reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), so the picks stay grade-appropriate. See how ReadingList judges text difficulty on the /standard methodology page.

How does ReadingList choose similar books?

Matches are ranked by shared themes, shared award and reading-program lists (two books picked for the same state award were chosen by the same committees for the same readers), same genre, comparable Lexile and grade band, and publication decade — computed from cited public curriculum data, not editorial opinion or AI-generated summaries.

Books like Superfudge

If you liked Superfudge, read Because of Mr. Terupt, El Deafo, or Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared award lists and reading level.

Looking for books like Superfudge by Judy Blume? The 10 titles below are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, shared award lists, 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Because of Mr. Teruptgrades 3–5: Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–5), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
El Deafo420L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Librarygrades 4–6: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+6 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Escaping the Giant Wavegrades 3–6: Both on the Iowa Children's Choice Award (ICCA) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Fish in a Tree550L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Foundgrades 4–6: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Front Desk640L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Fudge-a-Maniagrades 3–6: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Ghost730L: Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →
Ghost Boys360L: Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s). Amazon →

Books like Superfudge for younger readers (K–2)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps K–2— same scoring, different audience.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Both on the Nēnē Award (Hawai'i) list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (2–4).
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume · 470L — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (2–5).
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (2–4).
Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan · grades 2–8 — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list, overlapping grades (2–8), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Superfudge for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.

Guts by Raina Telgemeier · grades 4–8 — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+5 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper · 700L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).
Pax by Sara Pennypacker · 760L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2010s).

Books like Superfudge for middle school (grades 6–8)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.

Guts by Raina Telgemeier · grades 4–8 — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park · grades 5–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–8), and the same era (2010s).
New Kid by Jerry Craft · grades 4–8 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+5 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–8), and the same era (2010s).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).

Books like Superfudge for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds · 720L — Both on the Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan Reading Association) list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt · grades 7–10 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list) and the same era (2010s).
Refugee by Alan Gratz · 800L — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen · grades 5–9 — Both on the Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) — formerly the Arizona Young Readers Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (5–9), and the same era (2010s).
Eragon by Christopher Paolini · grades 6–9 — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (6–9).

Book data last updated 2026-07-07. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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