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

1

Dog Days

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Greg Heffley intends to spend his summer vacation indoors playing video games with the curtains drawn, but his mother, Susan, expects outdoor vitality and family bonding.
2

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.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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.
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

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.
10

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Monkey D.
11

My Hero Academia, Vol. 1

by Kohei Horikoshi

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Izuku Midoriya lives in a world where most people are born with superpowers called Quirks, but he has none.
12

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.

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