Families who loved Cloudy with a Chance of Boys by Megan McDonald often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.

Reach for this book when your daughter starts noticing that everyone at school is suddenly talking about crushes, but she is not quite sure she is ready to join in. As middle sister Stevie Reel watches her older sister obsess over a first kiss and her younger sister stay happily focused on frogs, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a new boy's attention. It is a lighthearted look at the social shift from childhood play to middle school romance, emphasizing that there is no 'right' timeline for growing up. This story validates the awkwardness of early adolescence while maintaining a gentle, humor-filled tone perfect for upper elementary readers.