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Ghost boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes reads as poignant, somber. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

All American Boys cover
All American Boys
Jason Reynolds · 2015
Both explore racism & police brutality
83% genome match
My Brother Sam Is Dead cover
My Brother Sam Is Dead
James Lincoln Collier · 1974
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Street Love cover
Street Love
Walter Dean Myers · 2006
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Bang cover
Bang
Barry Lyga · 2017
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian cover
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie · 2007
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Cloud busting cover
Cloud busting
Malorie Blackman · 2004
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
War brothers cover
War brothers
Sharon E. McKay · 2008
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Nineteen Eighty-Four cover
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
The Hate U Give cover
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas · 2017
Both explore justice
83% genome match
Damals war es Friedrich cover
Damals war es Friedrich
Hans Peter Richter · 1963
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Milkweed cover
Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli · 2003
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69% genome match
The Breadwinner cover
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis · 2000
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match

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