Books like Drôle de garçon
Drôle de garçon by Shyam Selvadurai reads as poignant, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Ruby
Rosa Guy · 1976
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
71% genome match
Swimming in the Monsoon Sea
Shyam Selvadurai · 2005
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
80% genome match
Drown
Junot Díaz
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
A Lucky Man
Jamel Brinkley
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Out of the Easy
Ruta Sepetys · 2013
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
75% genome match
The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
70% genome match
Among Others
Jo Walton · 2012
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
70% genome match
An Island Like You
Judith Ortiz Cofer · 1995
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
71% genome match
Dicey's Song
Cynthia Voigt · 2002
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
70% genome match
This One Summer
Mariko Tamaki · 2014
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Adib Khorram
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
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