Books like A Journey to the New World

A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky reads as hopeful, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare · 1961

Both explore coming-of-age

63% genome match

Crispin--The Cross of Lead

Avi · 2002

Both explore coming-of-age

64% genome match

Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt · 1964

Both explore coming-of-age

63% genome match

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly · 2009

Both explore coming-of-age

63% genome match

Isabel

Carolyn Meyer · 2000

Both explore coming-of-age

61% genome match

Lyddie

Katherine Paterson · 1991

Same ya feel

59% genome match

Johnny Tremain

Esther Forbes

Both explore coming-of-age

83% genome match

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson · 2008

Same ya feel

57% genome match

Heart of a samurai

Margi Preus · 2010

Same historical feel

59% genome match

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George

Adjacent in the genome

57% genome match

These Happy Golden Years

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1943

Both explore coming-of-age

55% genome match

The Boxcar Children

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Adjacent in the genome

53% genome match