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by Jeff Kinney

Middle Grade AdventureComedy ❄️ 0/5

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8 Books Matched to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel

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Second First Impressions

by Sally Thorne

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 368p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy

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The Wedding Game

by Meghan Quinn

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 334p · Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy

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So Not Meant To Be

by Meghan Quinn

🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 500p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy

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Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes

❄️ 0/5 · 982p · Classic Fiction, Comedy

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The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles

❄️ 0/5 · 592p · Historical Fiction, Adventure

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The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

🌶️ 1/5 · 208p · Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction

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Someone Else's Shoes

by Jojo Moyes

🌶️ 1/5 · 400p · Contemporary Fiction, Comedy

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An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

❄️ 0/5 · 227p · YA Contemporary, Comedy

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Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 368 pages

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Middle Grade Adventure Comedy

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Books similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney include other middle grade adventure and comedy novels. Our curated list matches by genre DNA and mood.

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney is primarily Middle Grade Adventure and Comedy.

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