# 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

- [Holes](https://readinglist.school/book/holes) by Louis Sachar _(660L · Grades 4–7)_ — Is by Louis Sachar, the same author, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom](https://readinglist.school/book/theres-a-boy-in-the-girls-bathroom) by Louis Sachar _(Grades 4–6)_ — Is by Louis Sachar, the same author, both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), and overlapping grades (4–6).
- [Maniac Magee](https://readinglist.school/book/maniac-magee) by Jerry Spinelli _(820L · Grades 4–7)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+3 more shared lists), overlapping grades (4–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [Shiloh](https://readinglist.school/book/shiloh) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor _(890L · Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+4 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (1990s).
- [Frindle](https://readinglist.school/book/frindle) by Andrew Clements _(830L · Grades 3–7)_ — Both on the Massachusetts Children's Book Award list (+2 more shared lists), overlapping grades (3–7), and the same era (1990s).
- [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).
- [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).
- [Guts](https://readinglist.school/book/guts) by Raina Telgemeier _(Grades 4–8)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (4–8).
- [Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade](https://readinglist.school/book/nothings-fair-in-fifth-grade) by Barthe DeClements _(Grades 3–6)_ — Both on the Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award list (+1 more shared list) and overlapping grades (3–6).

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