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Books like Fuzzy Mud

12 books with a reading profile close to Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Schooled

by Gordon Korman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Cap Anderson was raised by his grandmother Rain on a commune called Garland, where children grew their own food, played guitar and called adults by first names.
2

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

by Bill Watterson

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

This collection compiles a decade of comic strips featuring the adventures of six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
3

Restart

by Gordon Korman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Chase Ambrose falls off a roof, hits his head and wakes up with no memory of who he was.
4

Gangsta Granny

by David Walliams

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Ben is eleven, bored and stuck every Friday night at his grandmother's house, where he has to play Scrabble and eat cabbage soup.
5

The Orphan Collector

by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Set in Philadelphia during the 1918 influenza pandemic, the story follows thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange.
6

The Whipping Boy

by Sid Fleischman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Prince Brat is a spoiled heir who receives no punishment for his constant mischief; instead, the palace employs Jemmy, an orphaned street urchin, to take every lash on the prince’s behalf.
7

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Roy Eberhardt, a newcomer to Coconut Cove, Florida, becomes entangled in a local conflict when he follows a barefoot runaway known as Mullet Fingers.
8

Funny Girl

by Nick Hornby

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In 1960s Britain, Barbara, a young woman from Blackpool, wins a beauty contest but gives up the crown to pursue her dream of becoming a comedian.
9

The List

by Siobhan Vivian

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

At Mount Washington High School, a list appears on the first Monday of the year that names one girl as the prettiest and one as the ugliest in each class.
10

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

by Bill Watterson

Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

This anthology collects the early installments of Bill Watterson’s comic strip, featuring a hyper-imaginative six-year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
11

The Next Best Thing

by Jennifer Weiner

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Ruth Saunders is a young woman who survived a car accident that killed her parents and left her scarred.
12

Sourdough

by Robin Sloan

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

Lois Clary is a software engineer in San Francisco who spends her days coding robotic arms.

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