Read-alikes and related books

Books like Wringer

24 books recommended for fans of Wringer by Jerry Spinelli, tied together by themes of Peer Pressure, Violence, Social Issues, and Classics.

Top related books to Wringer

Handpicked for thematic and literary overlap — the best shelf companions to Wringer.

What Happened to Lani Garver

Carol Plum-Ucci

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence • Social Issues

Scorpions

Walter Dean Myers

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence • Social Issues

The Hundred Dresses

Eleanor Estes

Themes: Violence • Social Issues • Classics

The Cow that Went Oink

Bernard Most

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

The 12th Candle

Kim Tomsic

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

Odd Dog Out

Rob Biddulph

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

Shooter

Caroline Pignat

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

Yellow Flag

Robert Lipsyte

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

Heartstream

Tom Pollock

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

#10

Drive-By

Lynne Ewing

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

#11

Autobiography of My Dead Brother

Walter Dean Myers

Themes: Peer Pressure • Violence

#12

Nothing to Lose

Alex Flinn

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#13

The Girl in the Park

Mariah Fredericks

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#14

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About Bullies

Howard Binkow

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#15

The Clique #3: The Revenge of the Wannabes

Lisi Harrison

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues

#16

Charlie Chameleon’s First Day at School: I Hope Everyone Likes Me!

Frederick J. Zorn

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues

#17

Smurfs: Bringing Up Smurfy

Peyo

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#18

Damaged A Violated Trust

Melody Carlson

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#19

The Drowned Cities

Paolo Bacigalupi

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#20

Love is the Higher Law

David Levithan

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#21

The Enemy A Book About Peace — Davide Calì

Davide Cali

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#22

The Ask and the Answer

Patrick Ness

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#23

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Patrick Ness

Themes: Violence • Social Issues

#24

Chasing the White Witch

Marina Cohen

Themes: Peer Pressure • Social Issues

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Peer Pressure, Violence, Social Issues — the same threads that run through Wringer by Jerry Spinelli. Among the authors featured: Carol Plum-Ucci, Walter Dean Myers, Eleanor Estes, Bernard Most, and others.