Books like Forged by fire

Forged by fire by Sharon M. Draper reads as gritty, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

145th Street

Walter Dean Myers · 2000

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

The mighty Miss Malone

Christopher Paul Curtis · 2012

Shares the escape thread

75% genome match

Tyrell

Coe Booth · 2007

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

All the days past, all the days to come

Mildred D. Taylor · 2020

Shares the escape thread

70% genome match

The Silver Sword

Ian Serraillier · 1956

Shares the escape thread

75% genome match

Burn baby burn

Meg Medina · 2016

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys · 1999

Shares the escape thread

75% genome match

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan · 2000

Shares the escape thread

74% genome match

The clay marble

Minfong Ho · 1991

Shares the escape thread

75% genome match

The Breadwinner

Deborah Ellis · 2000

Shares the escape thread

75% genome match

The Bed and Breakfast Star

Jacqueline Wilson · 1994

Shares the escape thread

74% genome match

Eldens hemlighet

Henning Mankell · 1995

Shares the escape thread

76% genome match