18 books like Jim Ugly

What to read after Jim Ugly — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss · 1990 · ★ 4.4 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medical school, and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made Dr. Seuss's books favorites for years. Shares: Children's fiction

Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut · 1973 · ★ 4.1 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Breakfast Of Champions is vintage Vonnegut. One of his favorite characters, aging writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. The result is murderously funny satire as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.From the Trade Paperback edition. Shares: Community pick

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie John R. Erickson · 1986 · ★ 4.5 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, pursues an elusive chicken murderer. Shares: Dogs fiction, West, Wit and humor, Dogs

The Case of the Vampire Vacuum Sweeper John R. Erickson · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Moderate In his own modest way, Hank the Cowdog recounts how he barely escaped crazy Slim and his tail-eating vacuum sweeper and single-handedly saved the ranch from a huge catastrophe. Shares: Dogs fiction, West, Dogs, Westerns

Every dog has his day John R. Erickson · 1988 · ★ 4.6 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog gets into more and more trouble before he is able to find a happy solution to this problems. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Children's fiction

Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang) Jack London · 1962 · ★ 4.0 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Two classic tales of dogs, one part wolf and one a Saint Bernard/Scotch shepherd mix that becomes leader of a wolf pack, as they have adventures in the Yukon wilderness with both humans and other animals. Shares: Wolfdogs, Dogs, Children's fiction

Murder in the Middle Pasture John R. Erickson · 1984 · ★ 4.5 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When a calf is murdered, Hank, a wiley cowdog and head of ranch security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog John R. Erickson · 1983 · ★ 4.0 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The case of the burrowing robot John R. Erickson · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, uses his keen detective skills to find the ruffian responsible for digging holes in Sally May's garden. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The phantom in the mirror John R. Erickson · 1993 · ★ 4.1 · 114p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog investigates reports of a phantom dog on the ranch. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The Case of the One-Eyed Killer Stud Horse John R. Erickson · 1988 · ★ 4.5 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog goes to the rescue as a wild, one-eyed horse creates havoc on the ranch but some of his outrageous stunts get him into more trouble than he bargained for. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The further adventures of Hank the Cowdog John R. Erickson · 1983 · ★ 4.5 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-Crosserosis. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The Case of the Fiddle Playing Fox John R. Erickson · 1989 · ★ 4.1 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate While working on a mysterious case involving disappearing eggs and a fiddle-playing fox named Frankie, Hank the Cowdog falls for Miss Beulah, the beautiful collie. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The case of the hooking bull John R. Erickson · 1992 · ★ 4.1 · 119p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Unsupervised for the day, Hank the cowdog and his human friends, Little Alfred and Slim Chance, mind the ranch with humorous results. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Children's fiction

The Golly Sisters Go West Betsy Cromer Byars · 1985 · ★ 3.7 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate May-May and Rose, the singing, dancing Golly sisters, travel west by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

The Dungeon of Doom John R. Erickson · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 133p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Dungeon of Doom was the name of a heel professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) which existed from 1995 to 1997. Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

The Case of the Monkey Burglar John R. Erickson · 2006 · ★ 4.7 · 129p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Hank learns about a tool thief on the loose who uses a monkey to help him do his dirty work. And before long, Hank finds himself face-to face with the pilfering primate! Can Hank help to stop the criminals in their tracks, or will the crooks get away to continue their monkey business? Shares: West, Dogs, Westerns, Mystery

Outcasts of Poker Flat Bret Harte · 1931 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Upon waking from their overnight camp in the mountains, four exiles from Poker Flat and a young couple traveling to the town face a snowstorm with limited provisions. Shares: West, Westerns, Children's fiction

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