Books like Along for the ride

Along for the ride by Sarah Dessen reads as heartwarming, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Jenny Han · 2009

Both explore first love & family

73% genome match

Call It What You Want

Alissa DeRogatis · 2023

Both explore self-discovery & first love

76% genome match

Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali · 2019

Both explore first love & self-discovery

76% genome match

Love and Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch · 2016

Both explore self-discovery & first love

73% genome match

My life with the Walter boys

Ali Novak · 2014

Both explore family & first love

73% genome match

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles · 2012

Both explore first love & friendship

70% genome match

If He Had Been with Me

Laura Nowlin · 2013

Both explore first love & friendship

67% genome match

That Summer

Sarah Dessen · 1996

Both explore first love & self-discovery

71% genome match

The Summer of Broken Rules

K. L. Walther · 2021

Both explore family & self-discovery

68% genome match

The Sun Is Also a Star

Nicola Yoon

Both explore family

64% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore friendship & family

65% genome match

Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe

Benjamin Alire Sáenz · 2012

Both explore friendship & first love

78% genome match