Books like Once
Once by Morris Gleitzman reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Then
Morris Gleitzman · 2008
Shares the vspare thread
88% genome match
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne · 2007
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83% genome match
Milkweed
Jerry Spinelli · 2003
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81% genome match
They Went Left
Monica Hesse · 2020
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79% genome match
Damals war es Friedrich
Hans Peter Richter · 1963
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75% genome match
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys · 2016
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69% genome match
A small free kiss in the dark
Glenda Millard · 2009
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69% genome match
The Breadwinner
Deborah Ellis · 2000
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77% genome match
The Crossing
Gary Paulsen · 1987
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78% genome match
Behind the bedroom wall
Laura E. Williams · 1996
Shares the vspare thread
76% genome match
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
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71% genome match
The Cay
Theodore Taylor · 1969
Shares the vspare thread
73% genome match
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