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Books like Pax

Pax by Sara Pennypacker reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The One and Only Ivan cover
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate · 2011
Shares the vspare thread
83% genome match
Boy Overboard cover
Boy Overboard
Morris Gleitzman · 2002
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Number the Stars cover
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
This One Summer cover
This One Summer
Mariko Tamaki · 2014
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
The Wild Robot cover
The Wild Robot
Peter Brown · 2016
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
The Turtle cover
The Turtle
Cynthia Rylant · 2005
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Good-bye Marianne cover
Good-bye Marianne
Irene N. Watts · 1995
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
The Magician's Elephant cover
The Magician's Elephant
Kate DiCamillo · 2001
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Annie John cover
Annie John
Jamaica Kincaid · 1983
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe cover
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz · 2012
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
A Dog on Barkham Street cover
A Dog on Barkham Street
Mary Stolz · 1960
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
War Horse cover
War Horse
Michael Morpurgo · 1982
Both explore war & friendship
73% genome match

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