Books like All American Boys
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds reads as urgent, thought-provoking. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Anger is a Gift
Mark Oshiro · 2018
Shares the vvoice thread
75% genome match
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas · 2017
Shares the vvoice thread
83% genome match
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight
Gilly Segal · 2019
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Drown
Junot Díaz
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Slam!
Walter Dean Myers · 1996
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
A star called Henry
Roddy Doyle · 1999
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Ruby
Rosa Guy · 1976
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton · 1967
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Freaks and revelations
Davida Hurwin · 2009
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Taking of Jake Livingston
Ryan Douglass · 2021
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
70% genome match
With the Fire on High
Elizabeth Acevedo · 2019
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Blackout
Dhonielle Clayton · 2019
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
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