Books like Tell Me Three Things

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum reads as witty, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green · 2009

Both explore identity & friendship

72% genome match

The Princess Diaries

Meg Cabot · 2000

Both explore identity & friendship

71% genome match

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter · 2021

Both explore grief

65% genome match

Love and Gelato

Jenna Evans Welch · 2016

Both explore grief & self-discovery

66% genome match

The Summer of Broken Rules

K. L. Walther · 2021

Both explore grief & self-discovery

63% genome match

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Becky Albertalli · 2015

Same ya feel

83% genome match

Love from A to Z

S. K. Ali · 2019

Both explore self-discovery

62% genome match

In Other Lands

Sarah Rees Brennan · 2017

Both explore identity & friendship

64% genome match

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

Both explore friendship & identity

61% genome match

Call It What You Want

Alissa DeRogatis · 2023

Both explore self-discovery & friendship

62% genome match

It Had to Be You

Cecily von Ziegesar · 2007

Both explore friendship

62% genome match

The Kissing Booth

Beth Reekles · 2012

Both explore friendship

58% genome match