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12 books with a reading profile close to Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Playing for Pizza

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Rick Dockery is a third-string NFL quarterback whose career ends after a disastrous performance in a championship game.
2

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Luther and Nora Krank decide to avoid the consumerist chaos of the holidays after their daughter departs for a Peace Corps assignment in Peru.
3

Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Greg Heffley is a middle school student who records his daily struggles with social status, family dynamics, and school survival.
4

Wrecking Ball

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In this fourteenth installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley and his family inherit a sudden windfall of money following the death of a distant relative.
5

Fence, Vol. 1

by C.S. Pacat

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Nicholas Cox, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, strives to enter the competitive world of elite athletics despite his lack of formal training.
6

Freckle Juice

by Judy Blume

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Second-grade student Andrew Marcus desperately wants freckles so his mother will not notice when his neck is dirty, sparing him from his daily scrubbing routine.
7

George's Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

When George Kranky is left alone to care for his mean-spirited, demanding grandmother, he decides to replace her regular medicine with a homemade brew.
8

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In this illustrated compendium, Percy Jackson provides a firsthand account of the Greek creation myth and the origins of the Olympians.
9

Flush

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Noah Underwood's father is in jail for sinking a casino boat, the Coral Queen, which he says is dumping raw sewage into the waters of the Florida Keys.
10

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why

by G. Willow Wilson

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Kamala Khan continues to navigate her dual life as a Pakistani-American teenager in Jersey City and the new Ms.
11

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.
12

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

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