Books like Zorgamazoo
If you liked Zorgamazoo, read Aliens Ate My Homework, Aliens for Breakfast, or Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator — the closest matches in our database, matched on shared themes and reading level.

Closest match: Aliens Ate My Homework by Bruce Coville — shares science fiction
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Looking for books like Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston (Science Fiction · grades 3–6)? It’s most often read for its themes of adventure and adventurers, imaginary creatures, and science fiction. 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 3–6 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Zorgamazoo
Aliens Ate My HomeworkBruce Coville
Aliens for BreakfastJonathan Etra
Charlie and the Great Glass ElevatorRoald Dahl
My Robot BuddyAlfred Slote
Nova's ArkKirk, David
Shape-ChangerBill Brittain
Virtually PerfectDan Gutman
SheepValerie Hobbs
ZoobreakGordon Korman
Heir ApparentVivian Vande Velde
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- Aliens Ate My Homeworkgrades 3–8
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Aliens for Breakfastgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevatorgrades 4–6
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
- My Robot Buddygrades 4–6
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Nova's Arkgrades 2–8
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Shape-Changergrades 3–8
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Virtually Perfectgrades 3–8
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon → books like this →
- Sheepgrades 3–6
- Shares themes of adventure and adventurers, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Zoobreakgrades 4–6
- Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (4–6). Amazon → books like this →
- Heir Apparentgrades 6–8
- Shares themes of science fiction, same genre (Science Fiction), and overlapping grades (6–8). Amazon → books like this →
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The Cardboard KingdomChad SellAlso about adventure and adventurers · on 2 reading lists
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I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871Lauren TarshisAlso about adventure and adventurers · on 1 reading list
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LootJude WatsonAlso about adventure and adventurers · on 1 reading list
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The End of the BeginningAviAlso about adventure and adventurers · on 1 reading list
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The Grand EscapePhyllis Reynolds NaylorAlso about adventure and adventurers · on 1 reading list
Grades 3–5 · 148 pages
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Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos HernandezAlso Science Fiction · on 3 reading lists
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The Girl with the Ghost MachineLauren DeStefanoAlso Science Fiction · on 1 reading list
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The Wild Robot EscapesPeter BrownAlso Science Fiction
Grades 3–6
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's LibraryChris GrabensteinSame grade band · on 25 reading lists
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SuperfudgeJudy BlumeSame grade band · on 16 reading lists
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There's a Boy in the Girls' BathroomLouis SacharSame grade band · on 16 reading lists
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El DeafoCece BellSame grade band · on 15 reading lists
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Books like Zorgamazoo for elementary readers (grades 3–5)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 3–5— same scoring, different audience.
- Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
- I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
- Jaguar by Roland Smith · grades 3–5 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (3–5). Amazon →
- Loot by Jude Watson · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
- My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Books like Zorgamazoo for middle school (grades 6–8)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 6–8— same scoring, different audience.
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman · grades 7–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Science Fiction). Amazon →
- Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo · grades 2–8 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (2–8). Amazon →
- I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis · grades 3–6 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
- Loot by Jude Watson · grades 3–8 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and overlapping grades (3–8). Amazon →
- My Teacher Is an Alien by Bruce Coville · grades 3–6 — Same genre (Science Fiction) and overlapping grades (3–6). Amazon →
Books like Zorgamazoo for high school & teens (grades 9–12)
Closest matches whose grade range overlaps 9–12— same scoring, different audience.
- Interstellar Pig by William Sleator · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of science fiction, both on the California Young Reader Medal list, and same genre (Science Fiction). Amazon →
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls · grades 9–12 — Same genre (Science Fiction) and the same era (2000s). Amazon →
- Uglies by Scott Westerfeld · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of science fiction. Amazon →
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman · grades 7–12 — Both on the California Young Reader Medal list and same genre (Science Fiction). Amazon →
- Watership Down by Richard Adams · grades 9–12 — Shares themes of adventure and adventurers and both on the California Young Reader Medal list. Amazon →
Common questions
- What books are similar to Zorgamazoo?
- The 10 closest matches to Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston on ReadingList include Aliens Ate My Homework, Aliens for Breakfast, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, My Robot Buddy, and Nova's Ark. Each is scored on shared themes (adventure and adventurers, imaginary creatures, and science fiction), shared award lists, genre, and reading level (grades 3–6), and links to the curricula, states, and grades where it is assigned in US schools, with primary sources.
- Are books like Zorgamazoo reading-level appropriate?
- Yes — every match is a reading-level match, not just a topical one, scored on Lexile and grade band (grades 3–6), 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.