Books like Son
Son by Lois Lowry reads as hopeful, accessible. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
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71% genome match
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen · 2004
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69% genome match
When my name was Keoko
Linda Sue Park · 2002
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69% genome match
Among the Barons
Margaret Peterson Haddix · 1998
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69% genome match
Pax
Sara Pennypacker · 2016
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69% genome match
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Benjamin Alire Saenz · 2012
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69% genome match
Rite of Passage
Alexei Panshin · 1968
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70% genome match
Crabbe
William Bell · 1986
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69% genome match
All the Pretty Horses
Cormac McCarthy · 1992
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69% genome match
Lyddie
Katherine Paterson · 1991
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69% genome match
The Wanderer
Sharon Creech · 2000
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69% genome match
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne · 2007
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69% genome match
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