18 books like Rodrick Rules

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The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves… Shares: Middle schools, Diaries, Families, Schools

Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go Annie Barrows · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 135p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school. Shares: Amistad, Spanish language materials, Schools, Friendship

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, Diaries, Families, Schools

Judy Moody Megan McDonald · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Judy Moody’s new friendship with Amy Namey causes problems with her old friends and the school project they are working on together. Suggested level: primary, intermediate. Shares: Amistad, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Roller Girl Victoria Jamieson · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate For most of her twelve years, Astrid has done everything with her best friend Nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, Nicole decides to go to dance camp instead. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid's life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hang on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a… Shares: Amistad, Spanish language materials, Friendship, Children's fiction

Playlist for the Dead Michelle Falkoff · 2015 · ★ 3.8 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate After his best friend, Hayden, commits suicide, fifteen-year-old Sam is determined to find out why--using the clues in the playlist Hayden left for him. Shares: Amistad, Ficción juvenil, Spanish language materials, Friendship

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: Middle schools, Diaries, Schools, Friendship

Cabin Fever Jeff Kinney · 2007 · ★ 4.2 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he’s innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he’s going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside… Shares: Middle schools, Diaries, Families, Friendship

It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8) Jim Benton · 2009 · ★ 4.4 · 131p · ≈ 4h · Moderate New York Times Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with another hilarious, candid, and sometimes not-so-nice diary! Dear Dumb Diary, I went back and read some of my very oldest diaries. The entries say things like "I eated salad dressing" and "I got a Barbie shoe stuck in Stinker's nose again" and "The vet was mean to me about the Barbie shoe so I tried to bite him but vets are quick at not… Shares: Middle schools, Diaries, Schools, Friendship

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: Middle schools, Diaries, Schools, Friendship

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants Dav Pilkey · 2000 · ★ 4.2 · 151p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Por burlarse del nombre del profesor Pipicaca, Jorge y Beto están a punto de hacer que su nuevo maestro de ciencia enloquecido de rabia se apodere del planeta entero. Pero Capitán Calzoncillos viene al rescate. When Professor Pippy P. Poopypants comes to Jerome Horwitz Elementary School to teach science, and he goes off the deep end because students make fun of his name, only Captain Underpants… Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Ficción juvenil, Schools, Children's fiction

Robots go wild! James Patterson · 2015 · ★ 4.3 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"-- Shares: Middle schools, Families, Schools, Children's fiction

Ghoulfriends Forever Gitty Daneshvari · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Ghoulfriends Forever is a brand-new Monster High series, introducing three new monster characters. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, G-ogre-phy, and Physical Deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Popular… Shares: Amistad, Ficción juvenil, 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: Amistad, Ficción juvenil, Friendship, Children's fiction

The Carrie diaries Candace Bushnell · 2010 · ★ 3.9 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Tells the story of Manhattan columnist Carrie Bradshaw's high school years, her relationships with her peers, and how she became a writer. Shares: Diaries, Spanish language materials, Schools, Friendship

I was a rat! Philip Pullman · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A little boy turns life in London upside down when he appears at the house of a lonely old couple and insists he was a rat. Shares: Cuentos humorísticos, Ficción juvenil, Children's fiction

Danny and the Dinosaur Syd Hoff · 1958 · ★ 4.0 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. Shares: Ficción juvenil, Spanish language materials, Schools, Friendship

The Big Catch Anastasia Suen · 2009 Robot and Rico are off to the beach! While Rico is busy fishing, Robot is bored. Rico wants to catch the biggest fish, but Robot may end up with a bigger surprise. Shares: Ficción juvenil, Spanish language materials, Children's fiction

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