Books like Year of impossible goodbyes

Year of impossible goodbyes by Sook Nyul Choi reads as poignant, hopeful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Drôle de garçon

Shyam Selvadurai · 1994

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Morning Girl

Michael Dorris · 1992

Shares the escape thread

70% genome match

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan · 2000

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

The birchbark house

Louise Erdrich · 1999

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Under the hawthorn tree

Marita Conlon-McKenna · 1990

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Patricia Reilly Giff · 2002

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Kira-kira

Cynthia Kadohata · 2004

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Letters from Rifka

Karen Hesse · 1992

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

The clay marble

Minfong Ho · 1991

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

The Cay

Theodore Taylor · 1969

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

The village by the sea

Anita Desai · 1982

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match

Daniel's story

Carol Matas · 1993

Shares the escape thread

69% genome match