Books like Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume reads as humorous, lighthearted. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself

Judy Blume · 1977

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Bat in Bunk Five

Paula Danziger · 1980

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

74% genome match

Mary Anne Saves the Day

Ann M. Martin · 1987

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Life in the fat lane

Cherie Bennett · 1998

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

My First Love and Other Disasters

Francine Pascal · 1979

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Princess in the Spotlight

Meg Cabot · 2001

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

73% genome match

Twins

Varian Johnson · 2020

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

72% genome match

I Want to Go Home!

Gordon Korman · 1981

Shares the comingofage thread

73% genome match

Looking for Alibrandi

Melina Marchetta · 1992

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Absolutely, positively not

David LaRochelle · 2005

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

73% genome match

Girl, (Nearly) 16

Sue Limb · 2005

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

73% genome match

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Barbara Park · 1992

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match