Books like From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg reads as witty, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Stuart Little

E. B. White

Both explore identity & adventure

73% genome match

Messenger

Lois Lowry

Both explore identity

52% genome match

Harriet the Spy

Louise Fitzhugh

Both explore identity

61% genome match

Henry Huggins

Beverly Cleary

Same classic feel

62% genome match

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley, And Me, Elizabeth

E.L. Konigsburg · 1971

Both explore identity

64% genome match

Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Same classic feel

54% genome match

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Judy Blume · 1970

Same classic feel

53% genome match

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Same classic feel

53% genome match

The Boxcar Children

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Same classic feel

70% genome match

Holes

Louis Sachar

Same classic feel

68% genome match

The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera · 2021

Both explore identity

55% genome match

Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo

Same classic feel

50% genome match