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Books like A Lion to Guard Us

A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla reads as hopeful, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Cay cover
The Cay
Theodore Taylor · 1969
Shares the vspare thread
70% genome match
Children of the Longhouse cover
Children of the Longhouse
Joseph Bruchac · 1996
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Calico Captive cover
Calico Captive
Elizabeth George Speare · 1957
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69% genome match
Woods Runner cover
Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen · 2010
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Crabbe cover
Crabbe
William Bell · 1986
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
A Light in the Storm cover
A Light in the Storm
Karen Hesse · 1999
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69% genome match
Z for Zachariah cover
Z for Zachariah
Robert C. O'Brien
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Island of the Blue Dolphins cover
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell
Same historical feel
83% genome match
My Side of the Mountain cover
My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George
Same adventure feel
54% genome match
These Happy Golden Years cover
These Happy Golden Years
Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1943
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
A river ran out of Eden cover
A river ran out of Eden
James Vance Marshall · 1962
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles) cover
Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles)
Laurence Yep · 1993
Both explore immigration & resilience
68% genome match

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