Books like The Season of Styx Malone

If you liked The Season of Styx Malone, read Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Stuart Little, or Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon (Middle Grade Fiction · 510L · grades 3–7)? It’s most often read for its themes of family, friendship, and adventure. 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 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and growing up, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Stuart Little920L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye530L
Shares themes of family, friendship, and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (530L vs 510L). Amazon →
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing470L
Shares themes of family and growing up, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Fish in a Tree550L
Shares themes of friendship, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Roller Girl440L
Shares themes of friendship and growing up, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and a close reading level (440L vs 510L). Amazon →
Out of My Mind700L
Shares themes of family and friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Wonder790L
Shares themes of family and friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of family and friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →
Roll for Initiativegrades 4–8
Shares themes of family and friendship, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction). Amazon →

Books like The Season of Styx Malone for younger readers (K–2)

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

  • The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths · 560L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Shares themes of family and growing up, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne · 510L — Shares themes of family and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (510L vs 510L).
  • Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown · 540L — Shares themes of family and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (540L vs 510L).

Books like The Season of Styx Malone for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

  • The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths · 560L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Holes by Louis Sachar · 660L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary · 750L — Shares themes of family and growing up, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary · 860L — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater · 910L — Shares themes of family and adventure, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).

Books like The Season of Styx Malone for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

  • Holes by Louis Sachar · 660L — Shares themes of friendship, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Blended by Sharon M. Draper · 610L — Shares themes of family, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Smile by Raina Telgemeier · 410L — Shares themes of friendship and growing up, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (410L vs 510L).
  • The Wild Robot by Peter Brown · 740L — Shares themes of family, both on the Garden State Children's Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).
  • Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli · 820L — Shares themes of family, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Middle Grade Fiction).

Books like The Season of Styx Malone for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares · grades 7–10 — Shares themes of family, friendship, and growing up and overlapping grades (7–10).
  • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas · 590L — Shares themes of family, both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and a close reading level (590L vs 510L).
  • The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton · 750L — Shares themes of family and friendship, both on the Common Core State Standards (ELA) list, and a close reading level (750L vs 510L).
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky · 720L — Shares themes of friendship and growing up and a close reading level (720L vs 510L).
  • The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo · 800L — Shares themes of family and both on the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award list.

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

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