Books like I'll Give You the Sun

I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson reads as lyrical, emotional. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

All the Bright Places

Jennifer Niven

Both explore grief & identity

71% genome match

Everything, Everything

Nicola Yoon

Shares the unreliable thread

71% genome match

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Both explore identity & family

72% genome match

Clap When You Land

Elizabeth Acevedo

Shares the unreliable thread

80% genome match

The Astonishing Color of After

Emily X.R. Pan

Shares the unreliable thread

81% genome match

The Last Cuentista

Donna Barba Higuera · 2021

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match

Middlesex

Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling · 1999

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match

A thief in the house of memory

Tim Wynne-Jones · 2004

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match

Annie on My Mind

Nancy Garden · 1982

Both explore identity

64% genome match

If You Could See the Sun

Ann Liang · 2022

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match

World's Fair

E. L. Doctorow · 1985

Shares the unreliable thread

69% genome match