Books like Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh reads as wry, intimate. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

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

E.L. Konigsburg · 1971

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

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

Judy Blume · 1970

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling · 1999

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

71% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

73% genome match

Bridge to Terabithia

Katherine Paterson

Shares the comingofage thread

72% genome match

The Tattooed Potato and Other Clues

Ellen Raskin · 1975

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match

13

James Howe · 2003

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead · 2020

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Robber Bride

Margaret Atwood

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

79% genome match

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath · 1963

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match

A royal pain

Ellen Conford · 1986

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Looking for Jamie Bridger

Nancy Springer · 2014

Shares the unreliable + comingofage thread

69% genome match