Books like The Magician's Elephant
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo reads as whimsical, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate · 2011
Shares the vspare thread
70% genome match
The Simple Gift
Steven Herrick · 2000
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
70% genome match
Keesha's house
Helen Frost · 2003
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
Seedfolks
Paul Fleischman · 1997
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
The Paper Crane
Molly Bang · 1985
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
Rabbit hill
Robert Lawson · 1944
Shares the hopeful thread
69% genome match
Phoenix Rising.
Karen Hesse · 1994
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
Pax
Sara Pennypacker · 2016
Shares the vspare thread
69% genome match
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke · 2020
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine · 2010
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
Messenger
Lois Lowry
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
The Magic in the Weaving
Tamora Pierce · 1997
Shares the hopeful + vspare thread
69% genome match
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