Books like The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt reads as humorous, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Flora & Ulysses
Kate DiCamillo · 2013
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
70% genome match
Rules of the Road
Joan Bauer · 1998
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Savvy (Savvy #1)
Ingrid Law · 2008
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Canning Season
Polly Horvath · 2012
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Beverly Cleary
Shares the escape thread
69% genome match
Sisters/Hermanas
Gary Paulsen · 1993
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Small steps
Louis Sachar · 2006
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Don't Call Me Ishmael!
Michael Gerard Bauer · 2006
Shares the comingofage thread
71% genome match
Wink
Rob Harrell · 2019
Shares the comingofage thread
71% genome match
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Roddy Doyle
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis · 2001
Shares the escape + comingofage thread
69% genome match
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