Read-alikes and related books

Books like Cookie

Readers who finished Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson and wanted more will find 24 strong picks here, all connected by Runaways, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Bullying, and Cooking & Food.

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Top related books to Cookie

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Cookie.

The Hummingbird Killer

Finn Longman

Themes: Runaways • Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying

Nowhere Special

Matt Wallace

Themes: Runaways • Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying

Coyote Queen

Jessica Vitalis

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Parents

What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

The Copycat

Wendy McLeod MacKnight

Themes: Runaways • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

One Time

Sharon Creech

Themes: Runaways • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize

Margo Rabb

Themes: Bullying • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

I’m Alice (I Think)

Susan Juby

Themes: Bullying • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

Eli Over Easy

Phil Stamper

Themes: Cooking & Food • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#10

The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

Jordan Sonnenblick

Themes: Bullying • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#11

Lily’s Promise

Kathryn Erskine

Themes: Bullying • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#12

The Way I Am Now

Amber Smith

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#13

Cracked

K. M. Walton

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#14

The Little Red Pen

Janet Stevens

Themes: Runaways • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#15

Carla’s Sandwich

Debbie Herman

Themes: Bullying • Cooking & Food • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#16

The Journey Back

Priscilla Cummings

Themes: Runaways • Physical & Emotional Abuse • Parents

#17

Story for a Black Night

Clayton Bess

Themes: Runaways • Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying

#18

The Dogs

Allan Stratton

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Parents

#19

The Words Hurt Helping Children Cope with Verbal Abuse

Chris Loftis

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#20

Junk Boy

Tony Abbott

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#21

You Don’t Know Me

David Klass

Themes: Physical & Emotional Abuse • Bullying • Parents

#22

Kitty and the Sky Garden Adventure

Paula Harrison

Themes: Runaways • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#23

The Blue Mirror

Kathe Koja

Themes: Runaways • Parents • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

#24

Crickwing

Janell Cannon

Themes: Runaways • Bullying • Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson. Connected by Runaways, Physical & Emotional Abuse, Bullying. Authors featured include Finn Longman, Matt Wallace, Jessica Vitalis, Claire Swinarski, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.