What books are similar to The Great Pet Escape?

The 10 closest matches to The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson on ReadingList include All's Faire in Middle School, When Stars Are Scattered, Crush, Real Friends, and Sidekicks. Each is scored on shared themes (schools, escapes, and humorous stories), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Great Pet Escape reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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 The Great Pet Escape

If you liked The Great Pet Escape, read All's Faire in Middle School, When Stars Are Scattered, or Crush — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Looking for books like The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson (Graphic Novel · grades 3–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of schools, escapes, and humorous stories. 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 3–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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All's Faire in Middle Schoolgrades 4–8: Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, shares themes of schools, and same genre (Graphic Novel). Amazon → books like this →
When Stars Are Scatteredgrades 5–8: Is by Victoria Jamieson, the same author, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
Crushgrades 4–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
Real Friendsgrades 2–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Sidekicksgrades 4–8: Shares themes of pets, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (4–8). Amazon → books like this →
The Last Kids on Earthgrades 3–6: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
Dear Mrs. LaRuegrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories and pets and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon → books like this →
Double Trouble in Walla Wallagrades K–3: Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →
Dramagrades 5–9: Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, same genre (Graphic Novel), and overlapping grades (5–9). Amazon → books like this →
Just Another Ordinary Daygrades K–3: Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Great Pet Escape for younger readers (K–2)

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

No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
A Lion is a Lion by Polly Dunbar · grades K–0 — Shares themes of humorous stories.
Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex · grades K–3 — Same genre (Graphic Novel), overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2010s).
Baby Monkey, Private Eye by Brian Selznick · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).

Books like The Great Pet Escape for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

My Horrible Secret by Stephen Roos · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (4–6).
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (K–3).
The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (3–5).
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of schools, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like The Great Pet Escape for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

My Horrible Secret by Stephen Roos · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (4–6).
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (2–8).
The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of schools, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of schools and humorous stories and overlapping grades (4–6).
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).

Books like The Great Pet Escape for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Graphic Novel) and the same era (2010s).
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools.
After by Francine Prose · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools.
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of humorous stories.
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick · grades 6–9 — Both on the Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award list, overlapping grades (6–9), and the same era (2010s).

Common questions

What books are similar to The Great Pet Escape?: The 10 closest matches to The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson on ReadingList include All's Faire in Middle School, When Stars Are Scattered, Crush, Real Friends, and Sidekicks. Each is scored on shared themes (schools, escapes, and humorous stories), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–8), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Great Pet Escape reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–8), 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.

Book data last updated 2026-09-05. Matches are computed from each book’s cited attributes — see the methodology.

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