16 Top juvenile books like They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt

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They Call Me No Sam!

By: Drew Daywalt

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit , and illus…

If you liked the juvenile plot in They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

1. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

4. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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5. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

Cover of The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose  Johnson

7. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

By: Anna Rose Johnson

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a… read more

Similar categories in Anna Rose Johnson's The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

8. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz

9. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller

10. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

By: Chanel Miller

4.48

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story o… read more

Similar categories in Chanel Miller's Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

11. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon

12. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

13. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee

14. Telephone of the Tree

By: Alison McGhee

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more

Similar categories in Alison McGhee's Telephone of the Tree book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

15. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

16. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

17. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

18. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • juvenile
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

19. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt

20. They Call Me No Sam!

By: Drew Daywalt

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Drew Daywalt, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit , and illus… read more

Similar categories in Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam! book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • juvenile
Cover of Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas

21. Gamerville

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, wher… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Gamerville book and Drew Daywalt's They Call Me No Sam!

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

20 Best fiction books like They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

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18 Top fiction books like The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

I Lived Inside a Whale

Xin Li

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Last Zookeeper

Aaron Becker

4.24

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