Books like Flyy girl
Flyy girl by Omar Tyree reads as gritty, candid. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Midnight
Sister Souljah · 2008
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
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The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton · 1967
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Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis · 2001
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Drown
Junot Díaz
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A star called Henry
Roddy Doyle · 1999
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Tyrell
Coe Booth · 2007
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69% genome match
Lot
Bryan Washington
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Crumbs from the table of joy
Lynn Nottage · 1998
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
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Lawn boy
Jonathan Evison · 2018
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It's Like This, Cat
Emily Cheney Neville · 1992
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
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Mission to Kala
Mongo Beti · 1957
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Ruby
Rosa Guy · 1976
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
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