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Penpal by Dathan Auerbach reads as unsettling, creeping. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

It cover
It
Stephen King · 1986
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69% genome match
Odd Thomas cover
Odd Thomas
Dean Koontz · 2003
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69% genome match
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Horrorstör
Grady Hendrix · 2014
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Wanderers cover
Wanderers
Chuck Wendig · 2019
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69% genome match
To Kill a Mockingbird cover
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee · 1960
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69% genome match
Crota cover
Crota
Owl Goingback · 1998
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69% genome match
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha cover
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
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69% genome match
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Superfudge
Judy Blume · 1972
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69% genome match
The Midnight Club cover
The Midnight Club
Christopher Pike · 1994
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69% genome match
Scary Stories 3 cover
Scary Stories 3
Alvin Schwartz · 1991
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69% genome match
Caddie Woodlawn cover
Caddie Woodlawn
Carol Ryrie Brink · 1935
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69% genome match
Ramona and Her Mother cover
Ramona and Her Mother
Beverly Cleary · 1979
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69% genome match

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