Books like Mary, Queen of Scots, queen without a country

Mary, Queen of Scots, queen without a country by Kathryn Lasky reads as informative, dramatic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Isabel

Carolyn Meyer · 2000

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

64% genome match

A royal pain

Ellen Conford · 1986

Both explore identity & royalty

66% genome match

A Hat Full of Sky

Terry Pratchett

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

63% genome match

When my name was Keoko

Linda Sue Park · 2002

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

63% genome match

Across Five Aprils

Irene Hunt · 1964

Both explore coming-of-age

63% genome match

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling · 2005

Both explore coming-of-age & power

58% genome match

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Jacqueline Kelly · 2009

Both explore coming-of-age

63% genome match

The Black Swan

Eleanor Burford · 1990

Both explore betrayal & power

61% genome match

13

James Howe · 2003

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

63% genome match

The Princess Diaries

Meg Cabot · 2000

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

60% genome match

Heart of a samurai

Margi Preus · 2010

Both explore identity

63% genome match

Loveless

Alice Oseman

Both explore identity & coming-of-age

59% genome match