Books like Ungifted

Looking for books like Ungifted by Gordon Korman (Realistic Fiction · grades 5–8)? It’s most often read for its themes of school, giftedness, and friendship. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, 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 5–8 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Ungifted

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Why each is a match

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life890L
Shares themes of school and friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself500L
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
Fish in a Tree550L
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (4–7).
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet820L
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (3–6).
Postedgrades 6–9
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–9).
Save Me a Seat780L
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–7).
The Boy at the Back of the Classgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, same genre (Realistic Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6).
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobodygrades 4–8
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (4–8).
Confessions of a Class Clowngrades 6–8
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (6–8).
Control Freaksgrades 6–8
Shares themes of school and friendship and overlapping grades (6–8).

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