Books like Dog Days

1. 1Big Nate

   Big Nate

   Lincoln Peirce

   Features a similarly flawed, comic-strip-illustrated middle-school protagonist navigating school and summer trouble.

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2. 2Middle School

   Middle School

   Christopher Tebbetts

   Pairs cartoon illustrations with an antihero middle-school boy trying to bend the rules around him.

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3. 3Timmy Failure

   Timmy Failure

   Stephan Pastis

   Follows a delusionally self-assured young narrator whose business ventures consistently backfire.

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4. 4Dork Diaries

   Dork Diaries

   Rachel Renée Russell

   Offers an illustrated diary format focusing on school awkwardness, embarrassment, and family tension.

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5. 5Planet Omar

   Planet Omar

   Zanib Mian

   Combines lighthearted cartoon drawings with a humorous first-person voice navigating family and school life.

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6. 6Stick dog

   Stick dog

   Tom Watson

   Employs simple line art and straightforward situational comedy centered on food-motivated misadventures.

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