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Sarah, plain and tall by Patricia MacLachlan reads as gentle, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Molly's surprise cover
Molly's surprise
Valerie Tripp · 1986
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69% genome match
The Turtle cover
The Turtle
Cynthia Rylant · 2005
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69% genome match
A Gathering of Days cover
A Gathering of Days
Joan W. Blos · 1979
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69% genome match
A Dog on Barkham Street cover
A Dog on Barkham Street
Mary Stolz · 1960
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69% genome match
Skylark cover
Skylark
Patricia MacLachlan · 1994
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69% genome match
The Wild Robot cover
The Wild Robot
Peter Brown · 2016
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69% genome match
Sent i November cover
Sent i November
Tove Jansson · 1970
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69% genome match
Of Mice and Men cover
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck · 1937
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69% genome match
Henry and Beezus cover
Henry and Beezus
Beverly Cleary · 1923
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69% genome match
The Cabin Faced West cover
The Cabin Faced West
Jean Fritz · 1958
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69% genome match
Mrs Caliban cover
Mrs Caliban
Rachel Ingalls · 1982
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69% genome match
Behind the Attic Wall cover
Behind the Attic Wall
Sylvia Cassedy · 1983
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69% genome match

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