Books like Crenshaw
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes · 1944
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69% genome match
Skylark
Patricia MacLachlan · 1994
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69% genome match
Tex
S. E. Hinton · 1979
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72% genome match
Homeless bird
Gloria Whelan · 2000
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70% genome match
The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo · 2001
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72% genome match
Freak the Mighty
W. R. Philbrick · 1989
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70% genome match
Sisters/Hermanas
Gary Paulsen · 1993
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72% genome match
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis · 2000
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69% genome match
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine · 2010
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69% genome match
Ellen Foster
Kaye Gibbons · 1987
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69% genome match
Melissa
Alex Gino · 2015
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69% genome match
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie · 2007
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69% genome match
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