18 books like The Third Wheel

What to read after The Third Wheel — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

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, Family life, Families

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, Family life, Families, 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: Best Friends, Middle schools, Humorous 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: Middle schools, Diaries, Humorous stories, Schools

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, Family life, Families, Humorous stories

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, Humorous stories, Schools

Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney · 2007 · ★ 4.2 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer. Shares: Middle schools, Diaries, Families, Schools

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, Humorous stories, Schools

Perfect Girl Mary Hogan · 2007 · ★ 3.4 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Out of the blue, Ruthie has fallen in love with the boy next door, Perry. He's suddenly grown up and made her heart go thwang, and Ruthie has no idea what to do about it.Then a new girl shows up at school, and Ruthie realizes she has to do something, and fast. Jenna is perfect, from her perfectly straight hair to her perfectly manicured toes. Perry's noticed her, too, and worse, Jenna has noticed… Shares: Best Friends, Family life, Families, 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

The Ugly Truth Jeff Kinney · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate German-language description: Greg hat´s offenbar eilig, schnell älter zu werden. Aber ist das wirklich so eine gute Idee?Jedenfalls muss er feststellen: Erwachsenwerden ist gar nicht lustig! Denn plötzlich soll Greg "mehr Verantwortung" übernehmen, mehr duschen und Deo benutzen, in der Schule peinliche Aufklärungsvideos ansehen und Bücher über die Pubertät lesen. Und dann verkündet seine Mutter… Shares: Diaries, Family life, Families, Humorous stories

The meaning of Maggie Megan Jean Sovern · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of work and in a wheelchair. Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans for herself, but at this moment, she is also facing a lot of problems, such as… Shares: Middle schools, Family life, Families, Schools

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street. Shares: Family life, Families, Children's fiction

Diary of a Minecraft Zombie, Book 4 Zack Zombie · 2015 · ★ 4.6 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Twelve year old Zombie and Steve have switched bodies! Find out what happens as 12 year old Zombie has to pretend to be human and Steve pretends to be a zombie. Shares: Middle schools, Diaries, Humorous stories, Schools

Judy Moody and the bad luck charm Megan McDonald · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning-at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."-- Shares: Family life, Families, Humorous stories, Schools

Return to Augie Hobble Lane Smith · 2015 · ★ 3.1 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate New Mexico middle-schooler Augie Hobble grapples with adolescence, paranormal mysteries, an overdue Creative Arts project, and heartbreaking loss while working in his father's theme park, Fairy Tale Place. Shares: Best Friends, Family life, Families, Friendship

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: Best Friends, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Whos That Ghoulfriend Gitty Daneshvari · 2013 · ★ 5.0 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The three ghoulfriends, Robecca Steam, Venus McFlytrap, and RochelleGoyle, are on the case to solve the mystery of the missing headmistress! First up is investigating the creeperiffic attic on the Monster High campus, where someone appears to have been hiding out amongst the lacy webs! Who is she, and what's her secret? The ghoulfriends soon find out and uncover a much bigger plot that puts the… Shares: Best Friends, Humorous stories, Schools, Friendship

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