18 books like My brother is a big, fat liar

What to read after My brother is a big, fat liar — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime Barbara Park · 1990 · ★ 3.4 · 117p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, School Stories, Humorous stories

I hate rules! Nancy E. Krulik · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Katie Carew (nicknamed Katie Kazoo by the class bully) always wished that she could be anyone but herself. Now her wish has come true - and she keeps turning into other people! When Katie gets caught breaking the rules, first passing a note, and later with a cell phone (that isn't even her's!), she loses her recess for the day. She's had it with the school rules! When she turns into the… Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Humorous fiction, School Stories

The princess and the dragon Audrey Wood · 1982 · ★ 4.1 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a princess who behaves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, there are unexpected results. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Siblings, Brothers and sisters

Ungifted Gordon Korman · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special program for gifted… Shares: Human behavior, Middle schools, Behavior, Humorous stories

Pottymouth and Stoopid James Patterson · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this heartwarming New York Times bestselling story from the world's #1 bestselling author, two best friends use laughter to turn the tables on their bullies.  "I have one word for this book: SUPERWONDERRIFIC!" ―Jerry Spinelli, Newberry Medal-winning author of Maniac Magee and Stargirl   David and his best friend Michael were tagged with awful nicknames way back in preschool when… Shares: Human behavior, Middle schools, Behavior, School Stories

The Meanest Thing to Say Bill Cosby · 1997 · ★ 3.3 · 39p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, School Stories, Schools

Tales from a not-so-smart Miss Know-It-All Rachel Renée Russell · 2012 · ★ 4.3 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Nikki Maxwell authors an advice column for the school newspaper in this fifth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki Maxwell develops a sudden interest in student journalism that may or may not (okay, definitely does) have to do with the fact that mean girl MacKenzie has started writing a gossip column. So Nikki joins the school newspaper staff—and ends up as… Shares: Popularity, Middle schools, School Stories, Humorous stories

Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3) Rachel Renée Russell · 2008 · ★ 4.2 · 311p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school. Book # Shares: Popularity, Middle schools, School Stories, Humorous stories

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: Popularity, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Rotten School #6 - The Heinie Prize Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Belzer a loser?Just because he wears T-shirts that say I need a Tutor and Ask Me About My Allergies?Just because he picks scabs off his knees and eats them?Belzer's parents think he's a loser. They want to take him out of Rotten School. Every year Mrs. Heinie awards the Heinie Prize to the Most Outstanding Fourth Grader. Bernie Bridges wants Belzer to win the Heinie. Then his parents will have… Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, School Stories, Schools

Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz · 1987 · ★ 3.7 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, School Stories, Schools

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger (Wayside School #3) Louis Sachar · 1995 · ★ 4.2 · 168p · ≈ 5h · Moderate All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside… Shares: Humorous fiction, School Stories, Humorous stories, Schools

The Last Straw Jeff Kinney · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Greg has to try and explain to his dad why he should not go to military school and that is just one of his problems he has to try and impress a girl solve a sweet mystery and try to get kicked off the football team Shares: Middle schools, Humorous fiction, School Stories, Humorous stories

David goes to school David Shannon · 1999 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!" Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, School Stories, Humorous stories

House of Robots James Patterson · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 325p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student. Shares: Middle schools, Humorous fiction, Siblings, Humorous stories

The Candy Smash Jacqueline Davies · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Ben shu jiang shu le qing ren jie kuai dao le, Si nian ji O ban de mei ge tong xue dou shou dao le yi fen shen mi de li wu:ai xin tang guo, Shang mian xie zhe mei ge ren zui you te dian de di fang, Zhei rang da jia dui song li wu de ren wan fen hao qi. Jie qian xiang diao cha chu song li wu de shen mi ren wu, Sui zhe diao cha de jin zhan, Shi qing yue lai yue chao chu jie qian de xiang xiang. Shares: Behavior, Siblings, School Stories, Brothers and sisters

The Bears Go to School (A Pete & Gabby Book) Kay Winters · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Two bear cubs, Gabby and Pete, visit a nearby town. For some reason, they are not warmly greeted by panicked residents all over town—from the ice cream store to the post office. All—bears and people—are rescued when the ranger comes to investigate the situation. Full-color illustrations throughout enhance the reading experience for newly independent readers. Shares: Humorous fiction, School Stories, Humorous stories, Schools

No more dead dogs Gordon Korman · 2000 · ★ 3.7 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report of Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won't tell a lie -- he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end? After refusing to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play Old… Shares: Humorous fiction, School Stories, Humorous stories, Schools

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