If You Liked Diary of a Wimpy Kid... - Perrot Library

LUNCH MONEY and NO TALKING
By Andrew Clements J FICTION CLEME
Greg Kenton’s latest moneymaking scheme wins
him an unexpected ally—and lands him in big
trouble with the school principal.
Who can stop talking longer—the fifth grade
girls or the fifth grade boys? And what will
their teachers do when the entire class isn’t
speaking?
ALVIN HO: Allergic to Camping,
Hiking, and Other Natural
Disasters
By Lenore Look J FICTION LOOK
Flash floods, meteorites, pit toilets and
lots of creepy trees are just a few of the
reasons that Alvin Ho is not thrilled when his father
suggests a camping trip!
AMELIA’S MOST UNFORGETTABLE
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS
By Marissa Moss J FICTION MOSS
Amelia discovers that being in middle
school doesn’t mean you’re too old for
complete humiliation. Part of the Amelia’s Notebook series.
DORK DIARIES
By Rachel Russell J FICTION RUSSE
Fourteen-year-old Nikki struggles to fit in
with the popular crowd at her exclusive
new private school and records everything
in a diary filled with words and pictures
from her “not-so-fabulous life.”
SHREDDERMAN: Secret Identity
By Wendelin Van Draanen J FICTION VANDR
No one can stop class bully Bubba Bixby. Or no
one, that is, until Nolan Byrd assumes a secret
online identity – Shredderman! First in a series.
RAYMOND AND GRAHAM RULE THE SCHOOL
By Mike Knudson & Steve Wilkinson
J FICTION KNUDS
Things look grim on the first day of school when
best friends Raymond and Graham find out that
they’re stuck with Mrs. Gibson, the oldest and
creepiest teacher at East Millcreek Elementary. First in a series.
NIAGARA FALLS, OR DOES IT?
By Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver J PBK WINKL
The misadventures of Hank Zipzer begin when his
creative alternative to an essay on “How I Spent
My Summer Vacation” floods the classroom and
lands him in detention. First in a series.
BIG NATE: In a Class by Himself
By Lincoln Peirce J FICTION PEIRC
Nate barely survives his dad's toxic oatmeal before
rushing off to school-minus his lunch. He body
slams the no-nonsense principal. He accidentally
insults his least favorite teacher, the horrifying Mrs. Godfrey (aka
Godzilla). And school has barely started! But Nate keeps his cool.
He knows he's destined for greatness.
LAWN BOY
By Gary Paulsen J FICTION PAULS
When a neighbor convinces him to expand his
summer lawn mowing business, a twelve-year-old
boy finds himself turning a mountain of grass
into a mountain of cash!
ATTACK OF THE GROWLING EYEBALLS
By Lin Oliver J FICTION OLIVE
Daniel Funk lives in a house with his
three sisters, his mother, his grandmother
and his great-grandmother. Is it any
wonder he wishes he had a brother? But
when he suddenly shrinks to the size of a toe, he finds
that he does have a brother—a very tiny brother named
Pablo who is a toeful of trouble! First in a series.
DYING TO MEET YOU
By Kate Klise & M. Sarah Klise
J FICTION KLISE
When best-selling children’s author I. B.
Grumply moves into the mansion at 43 Old
Cemetery Road, he finds that it is already
occupied by an eleven-year-old boy named
Seymour, a cat named Shadow, and a cranky ghost named
Olive. A story told entirely in letters and pictures.
First in a series.
RULE OF THREE
By Megan McDonald J FICTION MCDON
Mixing standard chapters with stage scripts,
lists and journal entries, three sisters tell the
story of what happens when the two eldest
both try out for the lead in the school musical.
THE POPULARITY PAPERS: Research for
the Social Improvement and General
Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and
Julie Graham-Chang
By Amy Ignatow J FICTION IGNAT
This hilarious scrapbook-style novel follows two best friends
on their quest for popularity in junior high. As the girls
write their own story, their friendship evolved in touching
and relatable ways.