What books are similar to The Sixth Grade Nickname Game?

The 10 closest matches to The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman on ReadingList include No More Dead Dogs, My Horrible Secret, Piggie Pie!, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. Each is scored on shared themes (school attendance, fiction, humorous stories, and nicknames), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.

Are books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game reading-level appropriate?

Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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 The Sixth Grade Nickname Game

If you liked The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, read No More Dead Dogs, My Horrible Secret, or Piggie Pie! — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, and reading level.

Looking for books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman (Humor · grades 4–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of school attendance, fiction, humorous stories, and nicknames. 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 4–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

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No More Dead Dogsgrades 2–8: Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, shares themes of humorous stories and schools, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
My Horrible Secretgrades 4–6: Shares themes of humorous stories and schools, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
Piggie Pie!grades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dudegrades 3–5: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissorsgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor). Amazon → books like this →
Dog Breathgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouthgrades 3–8: Shares themes of schools, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
Restart730L: Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8). Amazon → books like this →
A Bad Case of Stripesgrades 2–8: Both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
Arnie, the Doughnutgrades 2–8: Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →

Books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game for younger readers (K–2)

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

Just Another Ordinary Day by Rod Clement · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools and same genre (Humor).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools and same genre (Humor).
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Let's Do Nothing by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).

Books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game for elementary readers (grades 3–5)

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

Just Another Ordinary Day by Rod Clement · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools and same genre (Humor).
Substitute Teacher Plans by Johnson, Doug · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories and schools and same genre (Humor).
Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).
Let's Do Nothing by Tony Fucile · grades K–3 — Shares themes of humorous stories, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and same genre (Humor).

Books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game for middle school (grades 6–8)

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

Schooled by Gordon Korman · grades 3–8 — Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (3–8).
Swindle by Gordon Korman · grades 4–7 — Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–7).
Ungifted by Gordon Korman · grades 5–8 — Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (5–8).
Unplugged by Gordon Korman · grades 4–6 — Is by Gordon Korman, the same author, both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list, and overlapping grades (4–6).
Banana Twist by Florence Parry Heide · grades 4–6 — Shares themes of humorous stories, same genre (Humor), and overlapping grades (4–6).

Books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game for high school & teens (grades 9–12)

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

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of humorous stories and same genre (Humor).
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools and both on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award list.
Plague Year by Stephanie S. Tolan · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools.
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools.
Tears of A Tiger by Sharon M. Draper · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of schools.

Common questions

What books are similar to The Sixth Grade Nickname Game?: The 10 closest matches to The Sixth Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman on ReadingList include No More Dead Dogs, My Horrible Secret, Piggie Pie!, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude, and The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors. Each is scored on shared themes (school attendance, fiction, humorous stories, and nicknames), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 4–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
Are books like The Sixth Grade Nickname Game reading-level appropriate?: Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 4–6), 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.

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

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