Books like The Scarecrow of Oz

The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum reads as whimsical, adventurous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Tin Woodman of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1918

Shares the comingofage thread

95% genome match

Nicobobinus

Terry Jones · 1985

Shares the comingofage thread

84% genome match

The Farthest-Away Mountain

Lynne Reid Banks · 1976

Shares the comingofage thread

90% genome match

Lumberjanes Vol. 3

N.D. Stevenson · 2015

Shares the comingofage thread

88% genome match

So you want to be a wizard

Diane Duane · 1983

Shares the comingofage thread

85% genome match

The Book of Dragons

Edith Nesbit · 1973

Both explore magic & adventure

80% genome match

Dealing with Dragons

Patricia C. Wrede · 1990

Shares the comingofage thread

81% genome match

Spell or High Water

Scott Meyer · 2014

Shares the comingofage thread

83% genome match

Flight, Volume Two

Kazu Kibuishi · 2005

Shares the comingofage thread

84% genome match

Mary Poppins comes back

Pamela L. Travers · 1935

Both explore magic & adventure

81% genome match

How to Speak Dragonese

Cressida Cowell · 2005

Shares the comingofage thread

81% genome match

Vale of the Vole (Magic of Xanth)

Piers Anthony · 1987

Shares the comingofage thread

82% genome match