# Books like Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger

**10** books similar to *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger* by Louis Sachar, matched on shared themes, shared award lists, 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.

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## Similar books

- [Ground Zero](https://readinglist.school/book/ground-zero) by Alan Gratz _(Grades 6–8)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (6–8), and the same era (2020s).
- [Wait Till Helen Comes](https://readinglist.school/book/wait-till-helen-comes) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (2020s).
- [11 Birthdays](https://readinglist.school/book/11-birthdays) by Wendy Mass _(Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Because of Winn-Dixie](https://readinglist.school/book/because-of-winn-dixie) by Kate DiCamillo _(610L · Grades 3–5)_ — Both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+3 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–5).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists) and overlapping grades (3–7).
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- [Found](https://readinglist.school/book/found) by Margaret Peterson Haddix _(Grades 4–6)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–6).
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