# Books like The Whipping Boy

**10** books similar to *The Whipping Boy* by Sid Fleischman (Middle Grade Fiction · grades 3–7), matched on shared themes, 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:** friendship, adventure, courage
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## Similar books

- [The BFG](https://readinglist.school/book/the-bfg) by Roald Dahl _(720L · Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, adventure, and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [Grounded](https://readinglist.school/book/grounded-airport) by Aisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Impossible Creatures](https://readinglist.school/book/impossible-creatures) by Katherine Rundell _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship, adventure, and courage and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Simon Sort of Says](https://readinglist.school/book/simon-sort-of-says) by Erin Bow _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Stuart Little](https://readinglist.school/book/stuart-little) by E.B. White _(920L · Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [The First State of Being](https://readinglist.school/book/the-first-state-of-being) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of friendship and courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [The Last Musketeer](https://readinglist.school/book/the-last-musketeer) by Stuart Gibbs _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, adventure, and courage and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Mouse and the Motorcycle](https://readinglist.school/book/the-mouse-and-the-motorcycle) by Beverly Cleary _(860L · Grades 2–4)_ — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–4).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–7).

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