Books like Freak the Mighty
Freak the Mighty by W. R. Philbrick reads as heartwarming, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Melissa
Alex Gino · 2015
Shares the vspare thread
78% genome match
Crenshaw
Katherine Applegate · 2015
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71% genome match
Small steps
Louis Sachar · 2006
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69% genome match
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine · 2010
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69% genome match
When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead · 2009
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69% genome match
The stars at Oktober Bend
Glenda Millard · 2016
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69% genome match
Pax
Sara Pennypacker · 2016
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74% genome match
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson · 1999
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69% genome match
Of Mice and Men & Cannery Row
John Steinbeck · 1947
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69% genome match
Once and Then
Morris Gleitzman · 2000
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72% genome match
Don't Call Me Ishmael!
Michael Gerard Bauer · 2006
Both explore bullying & friendship
69% genome match
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness · 2011
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69% genome match
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