Recommended If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and/or Dork Diaries

Books for elementary and middle school students who love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and/or Dork Diaries series. Several titles in this list are the first in a series.

Updated April 7, 2026
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Oliver's great big universe
Cham, Jorge
Paper Book
'Mind-expanding and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series. 'A brainy guide to the barfs, farts and burps of Planet Earth.' The Times This hilarious new illustrated series will make you laugh-out-loud...
Worst broommate ever!
Coven, Wanda
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! In this hilarious first book in the Middle School and Other Disasters series, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck juggles magical mishaps and everyday mayhem at her new boarding school. It's goodbye, Brewster Elementary and...
Words apart
Lucido, Aimee
Paper Book
Olive thinks in words. Mattie thinks in pictures. Can they find a way to speak the same language "Thoughtfully exploring learning disabilities, divorce, crushes, and the struggle to fit in, this inviting, cleverly constructed story with richly multifaceted characters...
Accidental trouble magnet
Mian, Zanib
Paper Book
The first book in the exciting middle-grade series starring a Muslim boy with a huge imagination--now in paperback! Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar! Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work...
Mistakes were made
Pastis, Stephan
Paper Book
Want to aspire to greatness? Check out this edition of Timmy Failure's first adventure--featuring the bonus section "How to Draw Timmy and Total." He may be clueless, but the comically self-confident Timmy Failure is CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the...
Jacky Ha-Ha
Patterson, James
Audiobook
Loki : a bad god's guide to being good
Stowell, Louie
Paper Book

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