Books like The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman reads as hopeful, gritty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith · 1943
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69% genome match
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Laura Amy Schlitz · 2005
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69% genome match
Johnnie's Blitz
Bernard Ashley · 1999
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69% genome match
Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman · 1994
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69% genome match
What Katy Did
Susan Coolidge · 1873
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69% genome match
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · 1999
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69% genome match
Summer Sisters
Judy Blume · 1998
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69% genome match
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
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69% genome match
Tyrell
Coe Booth · 2007
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71% genome match
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Tupac Shakur · 1999
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69% genome match
The Bed and Breakfast Star
Jacqueline Wilson · 1994
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69% genome match
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
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69% genome match
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