Books like Dance on my grave

Dance on my grave by Aidan Chambers reads as poignant, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The carnival at Bray

Jessie Ann Foley · 2014

Shares the comingofage thread

70% genome match

I Fell in Love with Hope

Lancali · 2022

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

Two Boys Kissing

David Levithan · 2013

Shares the comingofage thread

77% genome match

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell · 2013

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

Shyam Selvadurai · 2005

Shares the comingofage thread

78% genome match

The Serpent King

Jeff Zentner

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Everything Leads to You

Nina LaCour · 2014

Shares the comingofage thread

74% genome match

The miseducation of Cameron Post

Emily M. Danforth · 2012

Shares the comingofage thread

76% genome match

This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki · 2014

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

How It Feels to Float

Helena Fox · 2019

Shares the comingofage thread

71% genome match