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Books like Paper Towns

Paper Towns by John Green reads as witty, bittersweet. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda cover
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli · 2015
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Catcher in the Rye cover
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger · 1951
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
American Born Chinese cover
American Born Chinese
Gene Luen Yang · 2006
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Eleanor & Park cover
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell · 2013
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief cover
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan · 2005
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Looking for Alaska cover
Looking for Alaska
John Green · 2005
Same ya feel
61% genome match
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha cover
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Perks of Being a Wallflower cover
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · 1999
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Princess Diaries, Volume VII cover
The Princess Diaries, Volume VII
Meg Cabot · 2006
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Wee Free Men cover
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett · 2003
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter cover
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
On the Come Up cover
On the Come Up
Angie Thomas
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match

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