LibraryAware CHAPTER BOOKS: If You Like the Dork Diaries Series

Here are our favorite books for fans of the Dork Diaries series. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library unless noted.

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf : A Year Told Through Stuff
by Jennifer L. Holm

Told entirely through notes, grocery receipts, and a vast array of other items, this story follows Ginny as she accidentally dyes her hair pink, throws live frogs in class, and loses the lead role in ballet to her ex-best friend.

Cloudy With a Chance Of Boys
by Megan McDonald

While older sister Alex is trying to orchestrate a perfect first kiss with her heartthrob and younger sister Joey prefers frogs to boys, Stevie Reel wonders if she is ready for a boyfriend while being pursued by a new boy in her class.

School, Hasn't This Gone On Long Enough? : by Jamie Kelly
by Jim Benton

Jamie Kelly chronicles her second year of middle school in her diary, where she deals with new teachers, confronts Angelina and the other pretty people in school, and struggles in math class.

The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman

Isolated from the rest of their school, a notorious class of misfits, delinquents and academic underachievers embark on a year of unexpected changes with a burned-out teacher who has been shattered by a cheating scandal.

Love and Other Fiascos With Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang
by Amy Ignatow

While Julie and Roland make Papa Dad nervous with their announcement that they are officially a couple, Lydia and her sister, Melody, struggle with changes that occur in their family as a result of their mother's imminent marriage to Coach Eric.

Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom
by Booki Vivat

Struggling with a family that does not understand her and a cafeteria full of corrupt lunch ladies, drama-prone Abbie Wu throws freak-out tantrums in her struggle to figure out who she is, where she belongs and how she is supposed to survive the everyday disasters of growing up.

The Pages Between Us
by Lindsey Leavitt

Disappointed to learn that they will not be in many classes together when starting the sixth grade, best friends Piper and Olivia stay in touch by sharing a journal only to realize that their respective goals are taking them further apart.

My Life as a Billionaire
by Janet Tashjian

Embarking on a spending spree with his friend after winning a billion dollars in the lottery, reluctant reader Derek Fallon triggers unexpected consequences before deciding to find more helpful ways to use his money.

Mia's Sweet Surprises
by Coco Simon

Accompanying her father on a weekend trip visiting some of his college friends, Mia bonds with the young employees of an ice-cream shop before inventing an ice-cream cone cupcake recipe that she brings home to her Cupcake Girls friends.

Good as Gold
by Sarah Mlynowski

Sent by the magic mirror into the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Abby, Jonah and their puppy, Prince, help a troubled Goldilocks while searching for a gold-spinning character and staving off a family of hungry bears.

Invisible Emmie
by Terri Libenson

The lives of two middle school girls, one a quiet artist, the other a popular overachiever, intersect on a day shaped by a misdelivered note, crushes, humiliations, boredom and drama.

This title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.

Moving Day
by Meg Cabot

Forced to move into an ancient Victorian home a good distance away from her friends and the modern life she once lived and loved, nine-year-old Allie Finkle must learn to deal with the unhappy transition, the creepiness of her new room, and the reality that she is now "the new girl" at school.

Making Friends
by Kristen Gudsnuk

When she and her friends are placed in different classes and begin liking different things at the start of seventh grade, Dany inherits a magic sketchbook and uses it to create a perfect best friend, but this best friend soon becomes far from perfect.

This title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.

Justin Case : School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters
by Rachel Vail

As Justin enters the third grade, nothing seems to be going his way, and he finds friendships, fears and advanced math all a little complicated.

Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal
by Jeff Kinney

Greg Heffley's best friend and biographer shares first-person insights into their middle-school experiences while making a decided mess of Greg's life story.

Always, Abigail
by Nancy J. Cavanaugh

Sixth grader Abigail, assigned a different homeroom than her two best friends and made only the alternate on the pom-pom squad, learns a lot about popularity and true friendship when paired with unpopular Gabby for a year-long "Friendly Letter Assignment."

The Secret Diary of Apple White
by Heather Alexander

When a prank gone awry wreaks havoc throughout Ever After High, Apple White offers to help but only makes things worse, causing the school dance to be canceled and compelling Apple to prove her innocence in collaboration with the real perpetrators of the prank.

How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied
by Jess Keating

When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneerers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background.

Bug Girl
by Benjamin Harper

Sixth grader Amanda Price, who love bugs, manages to develop the superpowers characteristic of her favorite insects when evil invaders threaten her hometown and take both her mother and her former best friend's mother captive.

Awesome Dog 5000
by Justin Dean

After moving to a new town, fifth-grader Marty worries about fitting in and must go up against a scientist out for revenge when he discovers a robotic dog in his new house.