13 must-read realistic fiction books like The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1) by Dan Gutman

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The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

By: Dan Gutman

4.43

Format: None pages,

DOING HOMEWORK BECOMES A THING OF THE PASTThe unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1) by Dan Gutman , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of No Talking by Andrew Clements

1. No Talking

By: Andrew Clements

3.97

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

"You have the right to remain silent." However... The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys a… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's No Talking book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Okay heres the deal a whole day of NO TALKING IN SCJHOOL.Not in class,not in the halls, not on the plaground nowhere.No talking at all. And its a contest- BOYS AGAINST GIRLS. Whichever side talks les…"

-Andrew Clements, No Talking

Cover of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar

2. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

By: Louis Sachar

4.01

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with… read more

Similar categories in Louis Sachar's There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"If a monster says hello to you, you should say hello to it. If you don’t, then I have to wonder which one of you is really the monster."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn't bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them, it didn't matter what they thought of him."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"-“I think everyone has ‘good’ inside him. Everyone can feel happiness, and sadness and loneliness. But sometimes people think someone’s a monster. But that’s only because they can’t see the ‘good’ th…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had already done three things wrong: First, he had kn…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Cover of The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2) by Sara Pennypacker, Marla Frazee

3. The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2)

By: Sara Pennypacker , Marla Frazee

4.15

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Winner or washout? When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game—o… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pennypacker's The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2) book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"you can acheive if you believe"

-Sara Pennypacker, The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2)

"I have noticed that teachers get exciting confused with boring a lot."

-Sara Pennypacker, The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2)

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4. Lunch Money

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Greg Kenton has always had a natural talent for making money -- despite the annoying rivalry of his… read more

Similar categories in Brian Selznick's Lunch Money book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"rules"

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"No toys in the fish tank "

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"Just this once, let it be easy."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"...choosing words is harder than I thought."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

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6. The Report Card

By: Andrew Clements

3.83

Format: 216 pages,

A fifth-grade genius turns the spotlight on grades - good and bad - in this novel from Andrew Cleme… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Report Card book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1) by Dan Gutman

7. The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

By: Dan Gutman

4.43

Format: None pages,

DOING HOMEWORK BECOMES A THING OF THE PASTThe unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1) book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
Cover of Tornado by Doron Ben-Ami, Betsy Byars

8. Tornado

By: Doron Ben-Ami , Betsy Byars

3.02

Format: None pages, Paperback

A tornado appears in the distance, and Pete, the farmhand, gathers everyone into the storm cellar. … read more

Similar categories in Doron Ben-Ami's Tornado book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road, #1) by Joan Bauer

9. Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road, #1)

By: Joan Bauer

3.48

Format: 93 pages, Paperback

Meet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone Shoe Store in Chicago. Standing a gawky 5'11" at 16 y… read more

Similar categories in Joan Bauer's Rules of the Road (Rules of the Road, #1) book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
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10. Frindle

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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11. Alaska

By: Anna Woltz

4.15

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

OP de eerste dag van het schooljaar weet Sven het zeker: hij moet een briljante stunt uithalen. And… read more

Similar categories in Anna Woltz's Alaska book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Chocolate Touch by Margot Apple, Patrick Skene Catling

12. The Chocolate Touch

By: Margot Apple , Patrick Skene Catling

3.91

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and his golden touch, a boy acquires a magical gift … read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War, #1) by Jacqueline Davies

13. The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War, #1)

By: Jacqueline Davies

3.67

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War, #1) book and Dan Gutman's The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

14. How to Eat Fried Worms

By: Thomas Rockwell

3.76

Format: 118 pages, Paperback

People are always daring Billy to do zany things. But Billy may have bitten off more than he can ch… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction

15. Double Fudge (Fudge, #5)

By: Judy Blume

3.93

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

From Judy Blume, bestselling author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Fans young and old will lau… read more

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16. Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Mercy Watson #1)

By: Chris Van Dusen , Kate DiCamillo

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig -- she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and go… read more

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17. Schooled

By: Gordon Korman

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tast… read more

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18. Indigo (Water Tales, #2)

By: Alice Hoffman

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Oak Grove is a dry, dusty town haunted by the memories of a past flood. Everyone dreads water--ever… read more

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19. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more

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20. Swindle (Swindle, #1)

By: Gordon Korman

4.17

Format: 267 pages, Hardcover

Ocean's 11... with 11-year-olds, in a super stand-alone heist caper from Gordon Korman! After a mea… read more

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Cover of The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1) by Jessie Janowitz

21. The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

By: Jessie Janowitz

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that becau… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
"I’d never met a “why not?"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Starting Your Own Business for Dummies was on top. “That doesn’t mean I think you’re stupid or anything, you know,"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Everyone loves Zoe’s hair: teachers, waiters, bus drivers, strangers on the subway. And the ones who don’t know about the biting will even try to touch it."

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

15 Top fiction books like The Homework Machine (The Homework Machine, #1) by Dan Gutman

Transform Your Habits

No Talking

Andrew Clements

3.97

Transform Your Habits

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

Louis Sachar

4.01

Transform Your Habits

The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2)

Sara Pennypacker , Marla Frazee

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Lunch Money

Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.92

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13 Best fiction books like The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War, #1) by Jacqueline Davies

Transform Your Habits

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Transform Your Habits

No Talking

Andrew Clements

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)

Judy Blume

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Lunch Money

Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.92

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