Books like Belly Up

Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs reads as humorous, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Hoot

Carl Hiaasen · 2002

Both explore environmentalism & corruption

83% genome match

Who is Bugs Potter?

Gordon Korman · 1980

Both explore friendship

61% genome match

My Teacher Is an Alien

Bruce Coville · 1989

Both explore friendship

66% genome match

Sanibel Flats

Randy Wayne White · 1990

Both explore environmentalism & corruption

61% genome match

Roswell Johnson Saves the World

Chris Colfer · 2024

Both explore friendship

67% genome match

Rolling Thunder

Kate Messner · 2017

Both explore environmentalism & friendship

63% genome match

The Great Greene Heist

Varian Johnson · 2014

Both explore friendship

60% genome match

Quattro topi nella giungla nera

Elisabetta Dami · 2003

Both explore friendship

73% genome match

Crash

Jerry Spinelli · 1996

Both explore friendship

55% genome match

Sammy Carducci's guide to women

Ronald Kidd · 1991

Both explore friendship

61% genome match

Squashed

Joan Bauer · 1993

Same ya feel

59% genome match

Lawn Boy

Gary Paulsen · 1993

Same ya feel

56% genome match