Books like A Long Way from Chicago

A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck reads as humorous, heartwarming. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Ramona Collection (Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father / Ramona the Pest / Beezus and Ramona)

Beverly Cleary · 1999

Both explore family & growing up

66% genome match

Homer Price

Robert McCloskey · 1943

Both explore community & humor

69% genome match

Clementine

Sara Pennypacker · 2006

Both explore family

67% genome match

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Judy Blume · 1970

Both explore family & growing up

63% genome match

The Cabin Faced West

Jean Fritz · 1958

Both explore family

65% genome match

Fair Weather

Richard Peck · 2002

Both explore family & rural life

67% genome match

Francine Poulet meets the Ghost Raccoon

Kate DiCamillo · 2015

Both explore community

67% genome match

More Adventures of the Great Brain

John Dennis Fitzgerald · 1985

Both explore family & growing up

66% genome match

Christmas with Anne

Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1995

Both explore family & community

65% genome match

Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt · 1964

Both explore family & rural life

64% genome match

Almost Alice

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 2008

Both explore growing up & family

66% genome match

Farmer Boy

Laura Ingalls Wilder · 1933

Both explore rural life & family

64% genome match