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

1

Old School

by Jeff Kinney

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Greg Heffley faces a community-wide challenge when his town decides to disconnect from all electronic devices for a full weekend.
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

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.
4

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.
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

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

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.
8

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.
9

SPY×FAMILY 2

by Tatsuya Endo

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

In the second volume of this action-comedy manga, the makeshift Forger family faces the next stage of Operation Strix: enrolling Anya in the prestigious Eden Academy.
10

One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn

by Eiichiro Oda

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Monkey D.
11

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.
12

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.

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