Books like The Cay
The Cay by Theodore Taylor reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Woods Runner
Gary Paulsen · 2010
Shares the escape + vspare thread
76% genome match
The Wanderer
Sharon Creech · 2000
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Good-bye Marianne
Irene N. Watts · 1995
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
76% genome match
Children of the Longhouse
Joseph Bruchac · 1996
Shares the escape + vspare thread
72% genome match
Small steps
Louis Sachar · 2006
Shares the comingofage + vspare thread
70% genome match
When my name was Keoko
Linda Sue Park · 2002
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
71% genome match
Lost in the Barrens - Collector's Edition
Farley Mowat · 1956
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
71% genome match
Tex
S. E. Hinton · 1979
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Crabbe
William Bell · 1986
Shares the comingofage + vspare thread
69% genome match
The Giver
Lois Lowry · 1993
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Full cicada moon
Marilyn Hilton · 2015
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Searching for Shona
Margaret Jean Anderson · 1978
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
76% genome match
Find your next read by its genome
Tell Novelome one book you love — get recommendations tuned to your taste, including the ones other sites never surface.
Start free →More readalikes: Books like Atomic Habits · Books like The 48 Laws of Power · Books like It Ends with Us · Books like Rich Dad Poor Dad · Books like The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck · Books like Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings · Books like It Starts with Us · Books like Think and Grow Rich