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A hilarious, highly visual dive into the chaotic, awkward reality of middle school friendships and the desperate lengths we go to when feeling left behind. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hard Luck.
- lighthearted
- chaotic
- playful
- mildly angsty
- 01
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
A hilarious, highly visual survival guide to the everyday humiliations of middle school.
- 02
Double Down
Jeff Kinney
A fast-paced, laugh-out-loud exploration of middle school chaos, misguided ambition, and the eternal struggle to get your parents off your back.
- 03
Just My Rotten Luck
James Patterson
A hilarious, doodle-filled survival guide to the chaotic, awkward, and surprisingly triumphant battleground of middle school.
- 04
Big Nate flips out
Lincoln Peirce
A hilarious, high-energy romp through the chaotic halls of middle school where a sudden personality shift threatens to upend a classic friendship.
- 05
Tales from a Not-So Friendly Frenemy
Rachel Renée Russell
A hilarious, doodle-filled plunge into the chaotic, high-stakes world of middle school social survival and unexpected alliances.
- 06
A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie
Lincoln Peirce
A hilarious, fast-paced romp through the chaotic halls of middle school, fueled by snappy comebacks and everyday mischief.
- 07
Lunch money
Andrew Clements
A clever, energetic exploration of schoolyard economics and the unexpected joy of turning your biggest rival into your best collaborator.
- 08
It's Not My Fault I Know Everything (Dear Dumb Diary #8)
Jim Benton
A laugh-out-loud, doodle-filled plunge into the delightfully dramatic and highly unreliable mind of a middle schooler who thinks she knows it all.
- 09
New Kid
Jerry Craft
A warm, funny, and sharply observant graphic novel about the awkward, everyday tightrope walk of middle school and code-switching.
- 10
Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers (Dear Dumb Diary #11)
Jim Benton
A hilariously dramatic, doodle-filled plunge into the chaotic mind of a middle schooler who thinks she's figured it all out.
- 11
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
A zany, laugh-out-loud comic adventure that hides a surprisingly tender core of friendship and redemption beneath layers of slapstick chaos.
- 12
Ungifted
Gordon Korman
A hilarious, high-energy collision of chaos and intellect that proves there is more than one way to be smart.
