Read-alikes and related books

Books like Guts

What to read after Guts by Raina Telgemeier: 24 titles sharing themes of Nonfiction, Adolescence, Bullying, and Social Topics, chosen for mood and literary overlap.

Nonfiction Adolescence Bullying Social Topics Emotions & Feelings Siblings School & Education Friendship Family Comics & Graphic Novels Literary Juvenile Nonfiction Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Guts

Titles selected for shared themes, overlapping readership, and similar literary appeal.

Play Like a Girl A Graphic Memoir

Misty Wilson

Themes: Adolescence • Bullying • Social Topics

Share Your Smile Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story

Raina Telgemeier

Themes: Adolescence • Bullying • Social Topics

Best Friends

Jacqueline Wilson

Themes: Adolescence • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

Weirdo

Tony Weaver, Jr.

Themes: Adolescence • Bullying • Social Topics

My New Best Friend

Julie Bowe

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

Flirty Dancing Book 1 of The Ladybirds

Jenny McLachlan

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

Timid: a Graphic Novel

Jonathan Todd

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

The Way I Used to Be

Amber Smith

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

Carla’s Sandwich

Debbie Herman

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

#10

Lily’s Promise

Kathryn Erskine

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

#11

A Smart Girl’s Guide: Middle School Everything You Need to Know About Juggling More Homework, More Teachers, and More Friends!

Julie Williams Montalbano

Themes: Adolescence • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

#12

The Crash

Lisa Drakeford

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Siblings

#13

My Brother’s Name Is Jessica

John Boyne

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • Siblings

#14

The Candy Smash

Jacqueline Davies

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • Siblings

#15

Oh, Sal

Kevin Henkes

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • Siblings

#16

Be True to Yourself Daily Affirmations and Awesome Advice for Teen Girls (Gifts for Teen Girls, Teen and Young Adult Maturing and Bullying Issues)

Amanda Ford

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

#17

Walter Finds His Voice The Story of a Shy Crocodile

Ann Kim Ha

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings

#18

Harvey’s Hideout

Russell Hoban

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • Siblings

#19

TBH, I Feel the Same

Lisa Greenwald

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • School & Education

#20

Thanks a Lot, Universe

Chad Lucas

Themes: Social Topics • Emotions & Feelings • Siblings

#21

Tethered to Other Stars

Elisa Stone Leahy

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • Siblings

#22

The Closest I’ve Come

Fred Aceves

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • School & Education

#23

Come Fall

A. C. E. Bauer

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • School & Education

#24

The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away — Frances O’Roark Dowell

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Themes: Bullying • Social Topics • School & Education

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Guts by Raina Telgemeier — spanning Nonfiction, Adolescence, Bullying and featuring authors such as Misty Wilson, Raina Telgemeier, Jacqueline Wilson, Tony Weaver, Jr., and others.