Read-alikes and related books

Books like Twerp

Across Peer Pressure, Bullying, Friendship, and Social Themes — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Twerp by Mark Goldblatt.

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Top related books to Twerp

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

Odd Dog Out — Rob Biddulph

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

That’s What Friends Do — Cathleen Barnhart

That’s What Friends Do

Cathleen Barnhart

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Kate in Between — Claire Swinarski

The Kate in Between

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The New Kid The Carver Chronicles, Book Five — Karen English

The New Kid The Carver Chronicles, Book Five

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Stop Teasing Taylor! — Jana Carson

Stop Teasing Taylor!

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

One on One — Andrea Montalbano

Andrea Montalbano

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Elmer — David McKee

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Carla’s Sandwich — Debbie Herman

Carla’s Sandwich

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Lucky Baseball Bat — Matt Christopher

The Lucky Baseball Bat

Matt Christopher

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Power Up — Sam Nisson

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Lonely Little Star “Mom’s Choice Awards Recipient” Our Differences May Help Us Discover Our Destiny — Cathy Summar Flynn

The Lonely Little Star “Mom’s Choice Awards Recipient” Our Differences May Help Us Discover Our Destiny

Cathy Summar Flynn

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Like a Love Story — Abdi Nazemian

Like a Love Story

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Bully Carmen and Artela — Cheron Holland

The Bully Carmen and Artela

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Pippa Park Raises Her Game — Erin Yun

Pippa Park Raises Her Game

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

How to Break a Boy — Laurie Devore

How to Break a Boy

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Tidesong — Wendy Xu

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Yellow Flag — Robert Lipsyte

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

What Happened to Rachel Riley? — Claire Swinarski

What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Claire Swinarski

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Squad Up, Power Up #2: a Graphic Novel — Sam Nisson

Squad Up, Power Up #2: a Graphic Novel

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Bully — Patricia Polacco

Patricia Polacco

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Cow that Went Oink — Bernard Most

The Cow that Went Oink

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Exile of Gigi Lane — Adrienne Maria Vrettos

The Exile of Gigi Lane

Adrienne Maria Vrettos

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials — Rosalind Wiseman

Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials

Rosalind Wiseman

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The Authentics — Abdi Nazemian

Themes: Peer Pressure • Bullying • Friendship

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Peer Pressure, Bullying, Friendship — the same threads that run through Twerp by Mark Goldblatt. Among the authors featured: Rob Biddulph, Cathleen Barnhart, Claire Swinarski, Karen English, and others.

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