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Slam! by Walter Dean Myers reads as realistic, introspective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

All American Boys cover
All American Boys
Jason Reynolds · 2015
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Hate U Give cover
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas · 2017
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Tyrell cover
Tyrell
Coe Booth · 2007
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Somewhere in the Darkness cover
Somewhere in the Darkness
Walter Dean Myers · 1992
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass cover
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
Meg Medina · 2013
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Bang! cover
Bang!
Sharon G. Flake · 2005
Shares the vvoice thread
72% genome match
Anger is a Gift cover
Anger is a Gift
Mark Oshiro · 2018
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Flyy girl cover
Flyy girl
Omar Tyree · 1993
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Drown cover
Drown
Junot Díaz
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian cover
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie · 2007
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
Dear Martin cover
Dear Martin
Nic Stone
Both explore identity
49% genome match
Midnight cowboy ; a novel cover
Midnight cowboy ; a novel
James Leo Herlihy · 1965
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match

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