Books like Summer Sisters

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume reads as warm, bittersweet. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage + escape thread

83% genome match

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha

Roddy Doyle

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

84% genome match

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Adib Khorram

Shares the escape + foundfamily thread

75% genome match

It's Like This, Cat

Emily Cheney Neville · 1992

Shares the escape + foundfamily thread

73% genome match

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith · 1943

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Reivers

William Faulkner

Shares the foundfamily + comingofage thread

70% genome match

Circle of Friends

Maeve Binchy · 1990

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

83% genome match

The Help

Kathryn Stockett · 2009

Shares the escape + foundfamily thread

83% genome match

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Black Swan Green

David Mitchell

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

80% genome match

Princess Academy

Shannon Hale · 2005

Shares the escape + foundfamily thread

69% genome match

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

T. Kingfisher · 2020

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match