18 books like The Cat Ate My Gymsuit

What to read after The Cat Ate My Gymsuit — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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

No messin' with my lesson Nancy E. Krulik · 2004 · ★ 4.0 · 75p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Katie's teacher Mrs. Derkman is a finalist in the Teacher of the Year contest, and a contest official is coming to observe her teach class 3A. But when Katie suddenly turns into Mrs. Derkman, the teacher's chances don't look so good. How can Katie control a class full of out-of-control third-graders when she's just a third-grader herself? Shares: Behavior, Teachers, School Stories, Schools

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

Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli · 1991 · ★ 3.8 · 90p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee. Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry. Suds knows that now that he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach… Shares: Behavior, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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

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

A fine, fine school Sharon Creech · 2001 · ★ 4.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a principal loves his school so much that he wants the children to attend classes every day of the year, it is up to his students to show him free time is a good thing, too. Gallery WINNER: voted the favorite Gallery Book for the year in the Triple Crown Children's Book Award program, advancing uplifting, wholesome, mainstream literature. Shares: Teachers, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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: Behavior, School Stories, Family, Schools

House of Many Ways Diana Wynne Jones · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The sequel to Howl's Moving CastleWhen Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature… Shares: Juvenile works, Family, Children's fiction

Rotten School #8 - The Teacher from Heck Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Mrs. Heinie Gone Forever?Mrs. Heinie is so nearsighted, she can't find her nose without her glasses on!But she doesn't have to see to know that Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies are up to no good. Cuz they're ALWAYS up to no good!Mrs. H. decides she can't take it anymore! She's replaced by a teacher named Mr. Skruloose. He's the Teacher from HECK! He's so strict, he won't let kids… Shares: Teachers, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The Undertakers Ty Drago · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Moderate When the living dead invade Philadelphia, Will Ritter and a group of teenage resistance fighters, known as the Undertakers, are the only ones that can see them to stop the invasion. Shares: Teen Fiction, 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: Behavior, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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

Clementine's Letter (Clementine) Sara Pennypacker · 2008 · ★ 4.5 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Clementine can't believe her ears, her beloved teacher, Mr D'Matz, might be leaving them for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt! No other teacher has ever understood her impulsiveness, her itch to draw constantly, or her need to play "Beat the clock" when the day feels too long. Her new substitute teacher has a whole new set of rules that Clementine can't figure out. She… Shares: Teachers, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Because of Mr. Terupt Rob Buyea · 2010 · ★ 4.4 · 269p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Because of Mr. Terupt is the 2010 debut children's novel by Rob Buyea. Told through the eyes of seven students, it is about one year in the life of a fifth-grade class and their new teacher at the fictitious Snow Hill School. The novel was a 2011 Middle Reader Honor Awards book of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. It received the 2013 Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate). Shares: Teachers, School Stories, Family, Schools

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

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, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades) Louis Sachar · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: Behavior, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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