Read-alikes and related books

Books like Slider

If you loved Slider by Pete Hautman, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in Neurodiversity, Disabilities, Siblings, and Humorous Stories.

Neurodiversity Disabilities Siblings Humorous Stories Family Juvenile Fiction

Top related books to Slider

A diverse selection of titles that share the core themes and atmosphere of Slider.

Ian’s Walk A Story about Autism

Laurie Lears

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am

Harry Mazer

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Are You Alone on Purpose?

Nancy Werlin

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

How to Speak Dolphin

Ginny Rorby

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Big Brother Dustin

Alden R. Carter

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Sleepovers

Jacqueline Wilson

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

What about Me? A Book by and for an Autism Sibling

Mandy Farmer

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

Sally J. Pla

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

Rain Reign

Ann M. Martin

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

#10

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (National Book Award Finalist)

Jack Gantos

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Humorous Stories

#11

Same But Different Teen Life on the Autism Express

Holly Robinson Peete

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

#12

Unseelie

Ivelisse Housman

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Siblings

#13

Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

Tanita Davis

Themes: Disabilities • Siblings • Humorous Stories

#14

The Unique Lou Fox

Jodi Carmichael

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#15

Anything But Typical

Nora Raleigh Baskin

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#16

Ink Girls

Marieke Nijkamp

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#17

How to Hug an Elephant #6

Henry Winkler

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Humorous Stories

#18

Parents Wanted

George Harrar

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#19

The Alphabet War A Story about Dyslexia

Diane Burton Robb

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#20

Ahgottahandleonit

Donovan Mixon

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#21

Frankie and Amelia

Cammie McGovern

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Family

#22

The World’s Greatest Underachiever and the Crunchy Pickle Disaster

Henry Winkler

Themes: Neurodiversity • Disabilities • Humorous Stories

#23

Afterward A Novel

Jennifer Mathieu

Themes: Neurodiversity • Siblings • Family

#24

The Adventures of Strawberryhead & Gingerbread To the Lake We Go! A Fantastical Story about Children with Different Abilities Forming New Connections Through Their Many Adventures!

K. F. Wheatie

Themes: Neurodiversity • Siblings • Family

A curated shelf of 24 read-alikes for Slider by Pete Hautman — spanning Neurodiversity, Disabilities, Siblings and featuring authors such as Laurie Lears, Harry Mazer, Nancy Werlin, Ginny Rorby, and others.