Books like Ashes of roses

Ashes of roses by Mary Jane Auch reads as poignant, historical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Letters from Rifka

Karen Hesse · 1992

Both explore immigration & resilience

79% genome match

The War I Finally Won

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · 2017

Both explore family & resilience

74% genome match

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

Both explore family

67% genome match

The kite fighters

Linda Sue Park · 2000

Both explore family & coming-of-age

71% genome match

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy

Gary D. Schmidt · 1999

Both explore coming-of-age

68% genome match

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan · 2000

Both explore immigration & resilience

79% genome match

Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech · 1994

Both explore family

64% genome match

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Patricia Reilly Giff · 2002

Both explore family & resilience

67% genome match

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson · 2008

Both explore resilience

68% genome match

Sing to the dawn

Minfong Ho · 1975

Both explore family

65% genome match

City of Orphans

Avi · 2011

Both explore resilience

66% genome match

The Way I Used To Be

Amber Smith · 2016

Same ya feel

60% genome match