Books like Name Jar

Name Jar by Yangsook Choi reads as heartwarming, thoughtful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

A Colour of his own

Leo Lionni · 1975

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

77% genome match

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

Kimberly Willis Holt · 1999

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

76% genome match

When Marnie Was There

Joan G. Robinson · 2002

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

72% genome match

Grizzwold

Syd Hoff · 1958

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

72% genome match

Anya's ghost

Vera Brosgol · 2011

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

70% genome match

Hurricane Child

Kacen Callender · 2018

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

72% genome match

The Wild Robot Escapes

Peter Brown · 2016

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?

Kate DiCamillo · 2016

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

71% genome match

The house you pass on the way

Jacqueline Woodson · 1997

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Spork

Kyo MacLear · 1978

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

76% genome match

Anne

Ledoux, Paul · 1999

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

69% genome match