18 books like Schooled

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

Little Women Louisa May Alcott · 1848 · ★ 4.2 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Louisa May Alcotts classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up. This simpler version captures all the charm and warmth of the… Shares: Community pick

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

Wendy and the Bullies Nancy K. Robinson · 1980 · ★ 3.7 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Wendy's troubles with bullies in and out of school reach the point where she is afraid to go to school. Shares: Bullies, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Jumped Rita Williams-Garcia · 2009 · ★ 3.4 The wrong angleTrina: "Hey," I say, though I don't really know them. The boyed-up basketball girl barely moves. The others, her girls, step aside. It's okay if they don't speak. I know how it is. They can't all be Trina.Dominique: Some stupid little flit cuts right in between us and is like, "Hey." Like she don't see I'm here and all the space around me is mines. I slam my fist into my other hand… Shares: Bullies, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The Old Country Mordicai Gerstein · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A grandmother tells her story of being tricked into exchanging her young body with that of a fox and trying to get it back while a war tore apart her home and her country. Shares: Grandmothers, Grandparents, Children's fiction

Big Nate - The Crowd Goes Wild! Lincoln Pierce · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The eleven-year-old all-time record holder for detentions in school sarcastically pesters his long-suffering family and teachers while pursuing a dream of becoming a cartoonist. Shares: Middle school students, School children, Schools, Children's fiction

Shredderman Wendelin Van Draanen · 2006 · ★ 4.5 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Alvin Bixby: Hulking, knuckles of steel, hideous breath, foul temper. Kids call him: Bubba. Nolan Byrd: Puny, power walker, math genius, can’t keep shoes tied. Kids call him: Nerd.Bubba has been the bane of Nolan’s existence for five long years. So when Mr. Green asks the class to become reporters, Nolan decides he’ll write an exposé—on Bubba. He doesn’t want to sign his name to it (that’d be… Shares: Bullies, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Basement of the undead Jason Strange · 2011 When Lew, Gary, and Lugnut are trapped in their middle school basement, they discover that at night it becomes the domain of zombie teachers and students--will they survive or be forced to join the undead? Shares: Middle school students, Schools, Children's fiction

Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox Marcia Thornton Jones · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 73p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the drama teacher directing the class play really be a robot?" Shares: School children, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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 school students, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Snakes And Ladders (Bananas) Michael Morpurgo · 1994 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Banana Storybooks series. This title a Red Bananas level. Shares: Bullies, Grandparents, Schools, Children's fiction

Strega Nona Tomie dePaola · 1987 · ★ 4.3 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Strega Nona is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It concerns Strega Nona and her helper, Big Anthony. The book, which is likely dePaolas best-known work, was published in 1975 and won a Caldecott honor in 1976. It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal. Strega Nona has been challenged or banned in some childrens… Shares: Grandmothers, Grandparents, Children's fiction

Drama Raina Telgemeier · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department's stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the… Shares: Middle school students, Teenage boys, Children's fiction

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, Children's fiction

Mrs. Patty Is Batty! Dan Gutman · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Mrs. Patty, the secretary, gives out the best Halloween candy in the history of the world! But her house is haunted! People say she's a witch and her husband is a ghost. Is it worth A.J. risking his life for the best candy ever? Shares: School children, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The day the teacher went bananas James Howe · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 31p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A class's new teacher, who leads the children in a number of very popular activities, turns out to be a gorilla. Shares: School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Harry and the Robots Ian Whybrow · 2000 · ★ 3.7 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When Sammy's grandmother goes into the hospital with a bad cough, he makes some special robots to look after her. Shares: Grandmothers, Grandparents, Children's fiction

A Greyhound of a Girl Roddy Doyle · 2011 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Mary O'Hara is a sharp and cheeky twelve-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Gran is dying. But Gran can't let go of life, and when a mysterious young woman turns up in Mary's street with a message for her Gran, Mary gets pulled into an unlikely adventure"-- Shares: Grandmothers, Grandparents, Children's fiction

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