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Books like Going Up

If you loved Going Up by Martin Waddell, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Soccer, Intermediate, Readers, and Language Arts & Disciplines.

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Top related books to Going Up

Curated picks selected for thematic resonance, narrative overlap, and author diversity.

Being Rooney — Alan Gibbons

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Football — David Orme

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Give it to Joe! — Martin Waddell

Give it to Joe!

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

My Weirder-Est School #9: Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far! — Dan Gutman

My Weirder-Est School #9: Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far!

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

It’s Hard to Dribble with Your Feet — Val Priebe

It’s Hard to Dribble with Your Feet

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Trouble at Table 5 #5 Trouble to the Max — Tom Watson

Trouble at Table 5 #5 Trouble to the Max — Tom Watson

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Double Trouble — Jenne Simon

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Ultimate Football Heroes 2025 — Ultimate Football Heroes

Ultimate Football Heroes 2025

Ultimate Football Heroes

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

We Love Son Heung-Min A Guide to the Soccer Superstar — Emily Stead

We Love Son Heung-Min A Guide to the Soccer Superstar

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Football School — Jenny Cox

Football School

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

DK Super Readers Level 3 Football — James Buckley (Jr.)

DK Super Readers Level 3 Football — James Buckley (Jr.)

James Buckley, Jr.

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

Owen Foote, Soccer Star — Stephanie Greene

Owen Foote, Soccer Star

Stephanie Greene

Themes: Soccer • Intermediate • Readers

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash — Jory John

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Marathon — John Foster

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Rock Pools Phase 3 Set 1 — Catherine Baker

Rock Pools Phase 3 Set 1

Catherine Baker

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Swimming the Dream — Ellie Simmonds

Swimming the Dream

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Let’s Go Camping: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat) — Jillian Powell

Let’s Go Camping: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Little Red Hen: Read It Yourself – Level 1 Early Reader — Ladybird

Little Red Hen: Read It Yourself – Level 1 Early Reader

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

Jodie the Juggler — Vivian French

Jodie the Juggler

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Sports & Recreation

Chip Gets Swimmer Shivers — Maddie Frost

Chip Gets Swimmer Shivers

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Sports & Recreation

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares — Frank Murphy

Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Sports & Recreation

Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown Horses Around — Bruce Coville

Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown Horses Around

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Sports & Recreation

Ty’s Travels: Camp-Out — Kelly Starling Lyons

Ty’s Travels: Camp-Out

Kelly Starling Lyons

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Sports & Recreation

Look at My Eggs! — Jo Windsor

Look at My Eggs!

Themes: Intermediate • Readers • Language Arts & Disciplines

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Going Up by Martin Waddell. Connected by Soccer, Intermediate, Readers. Authors featured include Alan Gibbons, David Orme, Martin Waddell, Dan Gutman, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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