Books like Cemetery Boys

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas reads as warm, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Felix Ever After

Kacen Callender

Shares the hopeful thread

73% genome match

A Hat Full of Sky

Terry Pratchett

Shares the hopeful thread

80% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Shares the hopeful thread

73% genome match

Loveless

Alice Oseman

Shares the hopeful thread

70% genome match

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Kate Douglas Wiggin

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

The Reivers

William Faulkner

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

Messenger

Lois Lowry

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Shares the hopeful thread

69% genome match

Cress

Marissa Meyer

Both explore identity & love

77% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore love & identity

80% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Both explore love & identity

78% genome match