Books like Copper sun
Copper sun by Sharon M. Draper reads as poignant, harrowing. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Glory Field
Walter Dean Myers · 1993
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87% genome match
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson · 2008
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84% genome match
Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys · 1999
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74% genome match
Yellow Wife
Sadeqa Johnson · 2021
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73% genome match
The war that Saved my Life
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley · 2015
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71% genome match
The Fifth Season
N.K. Jemisin · 2015
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69% genome match
Addy's Surprise
Connie Rose Porter · 1993
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73% genome match
The Silver Sword
Ian Serraillier · 1956
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70% genome match
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis · 2000
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70% genome match
Sugar Falls
David Alexander Robertson · 2012
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73% genome match
The Book of Negroes
Lawrence Hill · 2007
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70% genome match
Necessary Targets
V (formerly Eve Ensler) · 2001
Shares the history thread
69% genome match
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