Books like The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White reads as whimsical, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling · 2005

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

The Magicians

Lev Grossman · 2009

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Wintersmith

Terry Pratchett

Shares the comingofage thread

81% genome match

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Taran Wanderer

Lloyd Alexander · 1900

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William Mckinley, And Me, Elizabeth

E.L. Konigsburg · 1971

Shares the comingofage thread

86% genome match

The Once and Future King

T.H. White · 1958

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis · 1954

Both explore coming-of-age

61% genome match

Muminpappans bravader / Muminpappans memoarer

Tove Jansson · 1950

Shares the comingofage thread

73% genome match

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Kelly Barnhill · 2016

Shares the comingofage thread

71% genome match

The Farthest-Away Mountain

Lynne Reid Banks · 1976

Shares the comingofage thread

75% genome match

Magician

Raymond E. Feist · 1982

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match