Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
- Big Nate: In a Class By Himself by Lincoln Peirce
- Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford
- Dear Dumb Diary, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jim Benton
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- Frindle by Andrew Clements
- Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata
- Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer Holm
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
- Smile by Raina Telgemeier
- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)
