18 books like Harriet the Spy

What to read after Harriet the Spy — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Yellow-dog contract Ross Thomas · 1977 · ★ 4.0 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Spy Fiction, Mystery with this book.

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade Barthe DeClements · 1981 · ★ 4.0 · 137p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Jenny knows one thing for sure - Elsie Edwards is a fat thief who steals people's lunch money to buy candy. So when the book club money disappears, why is the whole class punished? Nothing's fair! But soon Jenny realizes some things aren't fair for Elsie, either. Elsie is on a strict diet, but when she starts losing weight, her mother won't buy her new clothes. Instead, she plans to send Elsie… Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, School Stories, Schools

Otis Spofford Beverly Cleary · 1953 · ★ 3.9 · 191p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Otis Spofford is a 1953 children's novel by Beverly Cleary. The story revolves around the antics of the title character, a precocious fourth-grader with a knack for getting into trouble. Otis lives with his mother, who is often absent from the household due to teaching classes at her dance school, and therefore Otis is required to entertain himself, by "stirring up a little excitement". His… Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, School Stories, Schools

Days With Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel · 1979 · ★ 4.5 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day. Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Classics, Friendship

Ramona the Pest Beverly Cleary · 1968 · ★ 4.1 · 145p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at kindergarten. The book's title is derived from the characterization of Ramona as a "pest" by many, including her older sister Beatrice, known as "Beezus." Ramona the Pest was first… Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Classics, Schools

The Misfits James Howe · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it to keep people on their toes. Make 'em wonder. Or maybe we do it because we figure that there's one more kid out there who's going to need a gang to be a part of. A misfit, like… Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Whos That Ghoulfriend Gitty Daneshvari · 2013 · ★ 5.0 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The three ghoulfriends, Robecca Steam, Venus McFlytrap, and RochelleGoyle, are on the case to solve the mystery of the missing headmistress! First up is investigating the creeperiffic attic on the Monster High campus, where someone appears to have been hiding out amongst the lacy webs! Who is she, and what's her secret? The ghoulfriends soon find out and uncover a much bigger plot that puts the… Shares Girls & Women, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Frog and Toad All Year Arnold Lobel · 1976 · ★ 4.4 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Frog and Toad All Year is an American picture book written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, published by Harper & Row in 1976. It is the third book in the Frog and Toad series, whose four books completed by Lobel comprise five easy-to-read short stories each. ---------- Also contained in: The Frog and Toad Treasury Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Classics, Friendship

The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis · 1970 · ★ 4.3 · 768p · ≈ 25h · Challenging Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battle between good and evil - what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, written in 1919 by C.S. Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles… Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Classics, Friendship

Our sixth-grade sugar babies Eve Bunting · 1990 · 147p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Vicki and her best friend fear that their sixth grade project, carrying around five-pound bags of sugar to learn about parental responsibility, will make them look ridiculous in the eyes of the seventh grade boy they both love. Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship

The Monster at the End of This Book Jon Stone · 1971 · ★ 4.5 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate Is there a monster at the end of this book? Lovable, furry old Grover believes that there is, and he will try anything to stop you from turning the pages to find him! The Monster at the End of This Book, the bestselling Sesame Street book of all time, is an exciting and highly original tale that children will want to read again and again. Shares Juvenile works, Juvenile audience, Classics

Ghoulfriends til the End Gitty Daneshvari · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Ghoul Alert at Monster High! Wydowna Spider revealed top secret information to Rochelle Goyle, Robecca Steam and Venus McFlytrap: a few fantastic creatures have formed a mysterious society whose objective is to pit ghouls against each other. The ghouls then decide to continue their investigation to learn more. And it looks like the stylish heritage of one of our favorite ghouls… Shares Girls & Women, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Ellen Tebbits Beverly Cleary · 1951 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Ellen Tebbits is a 1951 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is Cleary's second published book, following Henry Huggins. This humorous realistic fiction story tells the adventures of young Ellen and the new girl in her school, Austine Allen. Shares Juvenile audience, School Stories, Schools, Friendship

How to Be Popular Meg Cabot · 2006 · ★ 3.6 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Does being popular matter? It matters very much—to Steph. That's why this year, she has a plan to get in with the It Crowd in no time flat. She's got a secret weapon: an old book called—what else?—How to Be Popular. What does it take to be popular? All Steph has to do is follow the instructions in The Book, and soon she'll be partying with the It Crowd (including school quarterback Mark… Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Dogs don't tell jokes Louis Sachar · 1991 · ★ 3.8 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Twelve-year-old Gary, known as Goon because of his constant clowning and joke-telling, tries to change his image and make new friends at school. Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz. Jacob, who is usually in a fog anyway, has the the job of running the fog machine. The problem is that Maria… Shares School Stories, Schools

Heaven to Betsy (Betsy-Tacy #5) Maud Hart Lovelace · 1945 · ★ 4.3 · 345p · ≈ 11h · Moderate High School is Heaven! It's Betsy Ray's freshman year at Deep Valley High School, and she and her best childhood chum, Tacy Kelly, are loving every minute. Betsy and Tacy find themselves in the midst of a new crowd of friends, with studies aplenty (including Latin and--ugh--algebra), parties and picnics galore, Sunday night lunches at home--and boys! There's Cab Edwards, the jolly boy next… Shares School Stories, Schools, Friendship

Murder at Somerset House

Murder at Somerset House Andrea Penrose · 2025 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Mystery with this book.

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