18 books like Matilda

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

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl · 1964 · ★ 4.2 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin 11 months later. In… Shares: Community pick

The BFG Roald Dahl · 1980 · ★ 4.2 · 207p · ≈ 6h · Moderate This book is a great book for all ages. It is a fantasy/adventure book.The BFG stands for 'Big Friendly Giant'. He isn't like other giants, instead of going out to different countries to eat children he catches dreams. When he find's a little orphan girl watching him, he kidnaps her because he doesn't want anyone to find out that he was there, but when they arrive at giant's land they become… Shares: Community pick

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: Community pick

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, part 2 Dav Pilkey · 2002 · ★ 4.5 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate George, Harold, Captain Underpants, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster battle the three Ridiculous Robo-Boogers in an attempt to turn the Bionic Booger Boy back into Melvin Sneedly. Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Escuelas, Humorous stories, Schools

The Austere Academy Lemony Snicket · 2000 · ★ 4.2 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Moderate As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home 埐rufrock Preparatory School : they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, the… Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Escuelas, Humorous stories

Ramona the Brave Beverly Cleary · 1975 · ★ 4.1 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Ramona the Brave is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the third book in the Ramona series, and follows Ramona Quimby and her classmates (some of them were in her kindergarten class for the previous year) going into first grade. Ramona the Brave was first published in 1975, seven years after Ramona the Pest. It was originally illustrated by Alan Tiegreen. ---------- Also… Shares: Escuelas, Novela juvenil, Humorous stories, Schools

Timothy Goes to School Rosemary Wells · 1981 · ★ 3.7 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Timothy is very excited about starting school--until he meets Claude. Claude sits next to him, and he wears all the right clothes, says all the right things, and garners all the praise from his teacher and classmates. Timothy is feeling down, until he meets a girl who's having the same problem with her seatmate...."Children will easily relate to this tale, in which humor and realism effectively… Shares: Escuelas, Spanish language, Schools

Amber Brown wants extra credit Paula Danziger · 1996 · ★ 4.6 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering. Shares: Escuelas, Novela juvenil, Schools

Princess Daisy and the Dazzling Dragon (Tiara Club) Vivian French · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A timid young princess is afraid of dragons until she sees one for herself, then has the opportunity to prove her newfound courage to the entire school. Shares: Escuelas, Girls, Schools

The homework Machine Dan Gutman · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments. Shares: Écoles, Humorous stories, Schools

Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren Barbara Park · 1996 · ★ 4.5 · 71p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Unable to compete with her friends' fancy clothes and running ability, irrepressible six-year-old Junie B. finds her own way to make the new boy at school like her. Shares: Escuelas, Novela juvenil, Schools

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 878p · ≈ 29h · Moderate After the Dementors’ attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry knows he is about to become Voldemort’s next target. Although many are denying the Dark Lord’s return, Harry is not alone, and a secret order is gathering at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Meanwhile, Voldemort’s savage assaults on Harry’s mind are growing stronger every day. He must allow Professor Snape to teach him to… Shares: Escuelas, Novela juvenil

The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator) Roald Dahl · 1978 · ★ 4.4 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Humorous stories Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Humorous stories

Judy Moody Saves the World! Megan McDonald · 2002 · ★ 4.1 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When Judy Moody gets serious about protecting the environment, her little brother Stink thinks she is overdoing it, but she manages to inspire her third grade class to undertake an award-winning, environment-saving project. Shares: Escuelas, Humorous stories, Schools

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling · 1998 · ★ 4.4 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Throughout the summer holidays after his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter has been receiving sinister warnings from a house-elf called Dobby. Now, back at school to start his second year, Harry hears unintelligible whispers echoing through the corridors. Before long the attacks begin: students are found as if turned to stone. Dobby’s predictions seem to be… Shares: Escuelas, Schools

Judy Moody, M.D Megan McDonald · 2004 · ★ 4.5 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when Class 3T starts a new unit on the human body, but she learns more about being a patient when she catches tonsillitis from her little brother, Stink. Shares: Escuelas, Humorous stories, Schools

Medusa The Mean Suzanne Williams · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "All Medusa wants is to be more like her two sisters and the other kids in her class: immortal. As the only mortal at Mount Olympus Academy, Medusa is sick and tired of being surrounded by beautiful, powerful, immortal classmates. It isn't easy making friends, especially when you have snakes for hair and a reputation for being mean"--Information from amazon.com, viewed on Nov. 22, 2013. Shares: Écoles, Schools

Starcrossed Josephine Angelini · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 520p · ≈ 17h · Moderate "Homer's "Iliad" is the basis of [this] story [which] convincingly translates the drama of the ancient world into high school society and small town life." —Los Angeles Times How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a… Shares: Novela juvenil, Spanish language

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