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Books like Wayside School: 9 series to read next

Wayside School is humor, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wayside School is 4 books, 1978–2020.

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Rotten School
The Creature from My Closet
Captain Underpants
George Brown, Class Clown
The Misadventures of Grayson
The Treehouse Books
43 Old Cemetery Road
Melvin Beederman Superhero
Hamlet Chronicles

Rotten SchoolSeries

seriesR. L. Stine16 books2005

Lighthearted in tone.

“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →

The Creature from My ClosetSeries

seriesObert Skye6 books2011

Fantasy.

“Twelve-year-old underachiever Rob has better things to do than read.”
from the catalogue description of Wonkenstein

Start with Wonkenstein →

Captain UnderpantsSeries

seriesDav Pilkey15 books1989

Superhero.

Start with The Really Cool Adventures of Captain Underpants →

George Brown, Class ClownSeries

seriesNancy Krulik12 books2010

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone.

Start with Super Burp! →

The Misadventures of GraysonSeries

seriesChad Whybrew2 books2025

Humor, funny in tone, about friendship and coming of age, set in contemporary and north america.

“Chet Burrah is a rising football star, even if nobody else knows it yet.”
from the catalogue description of Wingman – Rise of Chet: A Comedic Coming of Age Misadventure

Start with Wingman – Rise of Chet: A Comedic Coming of Age Misadventure →

The Treehouse BooksSeries

seriesAndy Griffiths14 books2012

Fantasy.

“Just watch out for the sea monkeys, and the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, and the giant mutant mermaid sea monster ...”
from the catalogue description of The 13-Story Treehouse

Start with The 13-Story Treehouse →

43 Old Cemetery RoadSeries

seriesKate Klise7 books2009

Humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“The author of best-selling children's fiction series Ghost Tamer sets out to write volume 13, after 20 years in retirement or writers block.”
from the catalogue description of Dying to Meet You

Start with Dying to Meet You →

Melvin Beederman SuperheroSeries

seriesGreg Trine8 books2006

Superhero.

“After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.”
from the catalogue description of The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich

Start with The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich →

Hamlet ChroniclesSeries

seriesGregory Maguire7 books1994

Fantasy.

“Seven prehistoric spiders that had been trapped in ice for thousands of years bring excitement to rural Vermont and briefly unite two rival clubs at a local elementary school.”
from the catalogue description of Seven Spiders Spinning

Start with Seven Spiders Spinning →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Wayside School?: Rotten School — the closest match to Wayside School on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wayside School?: Sideways Stories from Wayside School. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wayside School.
How big is Wayside School?: Wayside School is 4 books, 1978–2020.

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