Books like The Summer of the Swans
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Cromer Byars reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Mieko and the fifth treasure
Eleanor Coerr · 1993
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69% genome match
The Tiger Rising
Kate DiCamillo · 2001
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69% genome match
The Turtle
Cynthia Rylant · 2005
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70% genome match
Tree by leaf
Cynthia Voigt · 1988
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69% genome match
The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes · 1944
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69% genome match
Three Names
Patricia MacLachlan · 1991
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69% genome match
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate · 2011
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72% genome match
Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
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69% genome match
Skim
Mariko Tamaki · 2008
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74% genome match
The Wall
Eve Bunting · 1990
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69% genome match
Wolf Hollow
Lauren Wolk · 2016
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69% genome match
The stars at Oktober Bend
Glenda Millard · 2016
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73% genome match
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