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12 books with a reading profile close to All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen

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

Bruce Springsteen traces his trajectory from a restless childhood in Freehold, New Jersey, to his induction into rock and roll stardom.
2

Acid for the Children

by Flea

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

Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.
3

Falling Leaves

by Adeline Yen Mah

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

Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.
4

Broken Horses

by Brandi Carlile

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

Brandi Carlile traces her development from a child living in a series of rental houses in rural Washington to a recognized singer-songwriter.
5

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

by Stephanie Land

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

Stephanie Land documents her years spent cleaning private homes across the Pacific Northwest while raising her young daughter as a single parent.
6

Raising Hare: A Memoir

by Chloe Dalton

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

During a period of isolation in the British countryside, Chloe Dalton discovered an orphaned leveret and began a meticulous process of hand-rearing the wild creature.
7

A Girl Named Zippy

by Haven Kimmel

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

Haven Kimmel recounts her childhood in Mooreland, Indiana, a town of three hundred people during the 1960s and 70s.
8

A Stolen Life

by Jaycee Dugard

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

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop in California by Phillip and Nancy Garrido.
9

The Rules Do Not Apply

by Ariel Levy

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

Ariel Levy recounts her pursuit of a conventional feminist success story—career prestige at The New Yorker, a stable marriage, and financial independence—only to face a sudden sequence of catastrophic losses.
10

A HYMN TO LIFE

by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon

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

Gisèle Pelicot documents her experience as the central plaintiff in a criminal trial involving her husband and dozens of other men.
11

NOBODY'S GIRL

by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

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

Virginia Roberts Giuffre details her experiences inside the sex-trafficking ring operated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
12

Eat a Peach

by David Chang

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

David Chang charts his path from a struggling noodle shop owner to the founder of the Momofuku restaurant empire.

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