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12 books with a reading profile close to A List of Cages by Robin Roe. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 Just Listen

    Just Listen

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, literary

    Annabel Greene lives a life that appears perfect on the surface, defined by her successful modeling career and her family’s polished reputation.

  2. 2 Before I Die

    Before I Die

    by Jenny Downham

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Sixteen-year-old Tessa Scott has lived with leukemia for four years and has decided to stop her medical treatments.

  3. 3 The Last Time We Say Goodbye

    The Last Time We Say Goodbye

    by Cynthia Hand

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    High school senior Lexie Tyson faces the aftermath of her younger brother Tyler’s suicide.

  4. 4 How to Make Friends with the Dark

    How to Make Friends with the Dark

    by Kathleen Glasgow

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    After her mother dies suddenly from an undiagnosed brain aneurysm, sixteen-year-old Tiger Tolliver is thrust into the disorganized machinery of the foster care system.

  5. 5 Suicide Notes

    Suicide Notes

    by Michael Thomas Ford

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Jeff Weeks is a fifteen-year-old who wakes up in a psychiatric ward after attempting suicide.

  6. 6 Dreamland

    Dreamland

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Caitlin O’Koren lives in the shadow of her older sister, Cass, whose sudden disappearance to run away with a boyfriend leaves their family fractured.

  7. 7 Counting by 7s

    Counting by 7s

    by Holly Goldberg Sloan

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, literary

    Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius obsessed with clinical diagnostics, nature, and the number seven.

  8. 8 Maame

    Maame

    by Jessica George

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Twenty-five-year-old Maddie Wright spends her days navigating a high-pressure London office and her nights as the sole caregiver for her father, who struggles with late-stage Parkinson’s disease.

  9. 9 The Collected Regrets of Clover

    The Collected Regrets of Clover

    by Mikki Brammer

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Clover Brooks works as a death doula in New York City, supporting terminal patients through their final hours.

  10. 10 Radio Silence

    Radio Silence

    by Alice Oseman

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Frances Janvier is a high-achieving student whose identity revolves around securing a place at Cambridge University.

  11. 11 Every Last Word

    Every Last Word

    by Tamara Ireland Stone

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Samantha McAllister appears popular and composed, but she lives with Purely-Obsessional OCD, a condition defined by intrusive thoughts and hidden mental rituals.

  12. 12 Felix Ever After

    Felix Ever After

    by Kacen Callender

    Also inward-looking · narrative, literary

    Felix Love is a Black, queer, transgender teenager attending a summer arts program in New York City while navigating the complicates of identity and self-worth.

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