Read-alikes and related books

Books like The Misfits

Across Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Emotions & Feelings, Politics & Government, and School & Education — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as The Misfits by James Howe.

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Top related books to The Misfits

Read-alikes chosen for how well they continue the mood, themes, and voice of The Misfits.

Louder, Lili

Gennifer Choldenko

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Hopewell High: Eat Cake and Run

Jo Cotterill

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Listen to This

Jennifer Blecher

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Timid: a Graphic Novel

Jonathan Todd

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Disappearing Desmond

Anna Alter

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Daphne Definitely Doesn’t Do Fashion

Tami Charles

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Reina Ramos Works It Out

Emma Otheguy

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

Caela Carter

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#10

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love

Lauren Tarshis

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#11

Tilda Tries Again A Big Bright Feelings Book

Tom Percival

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#12

Definitely Daphne

Tami Charles

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#13

I Am More Than

LeBron James

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#14

Lifeblood

Gena Showalter

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#15

Carla’s Sandwich

Debbie Herman

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#16

Fight + Flight

Jules Machias

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#17

Act

Kayla Miller

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#18

A New Friend

Lucy Menzies

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#19

Breaking News

Rachel Wise

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#20

Jumping the Nail

Eve Bunting

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#21

Ban This Book A Novel

Alan Gratz

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Politics & Government • School & Education

#22

My Flawless Life

Yvonne Woon

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Politics & Government • School & Education

#23

All the Ways to be Smart

Davina Bell

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

#24

The Boy in the Dress

David Walliams

Themes: Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance • Emotions & Feelings • School & Education

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with The Misfits by James Howe. Connected by Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Emotions & Feelings, Politics & Government. Authors featured include Gennifer Choldenko, Jo Cotterill, Jennifer Blecher, Jonathan Todd, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.