Books like House of Stairs
House of Stairs by William Sleator reads as unsettling, tense. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Messenger
Lois Lowry
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69% genome match
The Cure
Sonia Levitin · 1999
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74% genome match
Among the Imposters (Shadow Children #2)
Margaret Peterson Haddix · 2001
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70% genome match
The Dark Side of Nowhere
Neal Shusterman · 1997
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69% genome match
Inventing Elliot
Graham Gardner · 2003
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The White Mountains (The Tripods #1)
Sam Youd · 1967
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The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Mary E. Pearson · 2008
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The chosen one
Carol Lynch Williams · 2009
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69% genome match
Anna to the Infinite Power
Mildred Ames · 1981
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People Might Hear You
Robin Klein · 1983
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Intet
Janne Teller · 2010
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Beyond the Chocolate War (#2)
Robert Cormier · 1985
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69% genome match
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