Books like The Boy Who Reversed Himself
The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator reads as adventurous, curious. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
So you want to be a wizard
Diane Duane · 1983
Shares the comingofage thread
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The Giver
Lois Lowry · 1993
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Farthest-Away Mountain
Lynne Reid Banks · 1976
Shares the comingofage thread
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A Tale of Time City
Diana Wynne Jones · 1987
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Into the Land of the Unicorns
Bruce Coville · 1994
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling · 1999
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Very far away from anywhere else
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1976
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen
Lloyd Alexander · 1991
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Cinder
Marissa Meyer · 2012
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Octagon Magic
Andre Norton · 1967
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Goosebumps Series 2000 - Earth Geeks Must Go!
Robert Lawrence Stine · 1999
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Nightfall
Shannon Messenger · 2017
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
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