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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie reads as humorous, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Tex
S. E. Hinton · 1979
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Chlorine Sky
Mahogany L. Browne · 2021
Shares the comingofage + vspare thread
69% genome match
Tyrell
Coe Booth · 2007
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Street Love
Walter Dean Myers · 2006
Shares the escape + vspare thread
69% genome match
Lot
Bryan Washington
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Ruby
Rosa Guy · 1976
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
72% genome match
Ellen Foster
Kaye Gibbons · 1987
Shares the escape + vspare thread
70% genome match
Make Lemonade
Virginia Euwer Wolff · 1993
Shares the escape + vspare thread
69% genome match
This One Summer
Mariko Tamaki · 2014
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Brownsville
Oscar Casares · 2003
Shares the escape + vspare thread
69% genome match
Hairstyles of the damned
Joe Meno · 2004
Shares the comingofage + vspare thread
69% genome match
Wigwam bam
Jaime Hernandez · 1993
Shares the comingofage + vspare thread
69% genome match
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