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A hilarious, highly visual survival guide to the everyday indignities of middle school and family expectations. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Last Straw.
- chaotic
- lighthearted
- cringe-inducing
- frenetic
- 01
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
A hilarious, highly visual survival guide to the everyday humiliations of middle school.
- 02
Old School
Jeff Kinney
A hilarious, highly illustrated romp through the chaotic nightmare of surviving a sudden plunge into a tech-free, old-fashioned world.
- 03
Schooled
Gordon Korman
A hilarious and heartwarming collision between radical hippie idealism and the cynical jungle of middle school.
- 04
Big Nate I can't take it!
Lincoln Peirce
A hilarious, fast-paced dive into the everyday injustices and chaotic triumphs of middle school life.
- 05
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.
- 06
Lunch money
Andrew Clements
A clever, energetic exploration of schoolyard economics and the unexpected joy of turning your biggest rival into your best collaborator.
- 07
The Reluctant Journal Of Henry K Larsen Who Is Only Writing This Because His Therapist Said He Had To Which Stinks
Susin Nielsen
An intimate, voice-driven exploration of a teenager using humor and a reluctant journal to navigate the heavy aftermath of a secret tragedy.
- 08
Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
Jerry Spinelli
A chaotic, funny, and ultimately heartfelt exploration of the trenches of sibling warfare.
- 09
That's What Friends Aren't For (Dear Dumb Diary #9)
Jim Benton
A hilarious, highly dramatic peek into the chaotic mind of a middle schooler navigating the absolute worst fate imaginable: forced friendship.
- 10
New Kid
Jerry Craft
A warm, funny, and sharply observant graphic novel about the awkward, everyday tightrope walk of middle school and code-switching.
- 11
The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers
Dav Pilkey
A gleefully subversive explosion of bathroom humor and comic-book chaos that celebrates the creative power of being a kid.
- 12
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.
