Books like Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson reads as poignant, urgent. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Glory Field

Walter Dean Myers · 1993

Shares the history thread

80% genome match

Johnny Tremain

Esther Forbes

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Addy's Surprise

Connie Rose Porter · 1993

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Copper sun

Sharon M. Draper · 2006

Shares the history thread

83% genome match

The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare · 1961

Both explore freedom

65% genome match

The Matchlock Gun

Walter D. Edmonds · 1998

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

The land

Mildred D. Taylor · 1999

Both explore freedom

61% genome match

Isabel

Carolyn Meyer · 2000

Both explore identity

61% genome match

Heart of a samurai

Margi Preus · 2010

Both explore resilience & identity

61% genome match

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith · 1943

Shares the history thread

69% genome match

Lyddie

Katherine Paterson · 1991

Both explore resilience

56% genome match

Good-bye Marianne

Irene N. Watts · 1995

Shares the history thread

69% genome match