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12 books with a reading profile close to Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan. Practical, outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

George's Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and outward-looking · 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.
2

Flush

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and outward-looking · 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.
3

The Next Chapter

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

In this 2017 volume, Jeff Kinney moves away from the middle-school classroom to focus on the technical and creative processes involved in making the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films.
4

Playing for Pizza

by John Grisham

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Rick Dockery is a third-string NFL quarterback whose career ends after a disastrous performance in a championship game.
5

Freckle Juice

by Judy Blume

Also practical and outward-looking · 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.
6

Dragon Teeth

by Michael Crichton

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Set in 1876, the story follows William Johnson, a wealthy Yale student who joins a fossil-hunting expedition to the American West.
7

Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

Also practical and outward-looking · 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

Hard Luck

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Greg Heffley faces a period of isolation after his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, starts dating a girl and abandons their daily routine.
9

Notes from a small island

by Bill Bryson

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, narrative

Before departing his adopted home for the United States, Bill Bryson embarked on a farewell tour of Great Britain using only public transport.
10

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.
11

Ford County

by John Grisham

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

John Grisham's only story collection gathers seven tales set in and around Clanton, Mississippi, the county seat of his first novel A Time to Kill.
12

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

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