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Books like Birthday

12 books with a reading profile close to Birthday by Meredith Russo. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Eliza and Her Monsters

by Francesca Zappia

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Eliza Mirk is a shy high school senior who secretly creates Monstrous Sea, a global webcomic phenomenon.
2

Just Listen

by Sarah Dessen

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

Annabel Greene lives a life that appears perfect on the surface, defined by her successful modeling career and her family’s polished reputation.
3

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

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.
4

Counting by 7s

by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius obsessed with clinical diagnostics, nature, and the number seven.
5

Saving Francesca

by Melina Marchetta

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

Francesca Cassarini begins her sophomore year at St.
6

Radio Silence

by Alice Oseman

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Frances Janvier is a high-achieving student whose identity revolves around securing a place at Cambridge University.
7

Dreamland

by Sarah Dessen

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

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.
8

Every Last Word

by Tamara Ireland Stone

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Samantha McAllister appears popular and composed, but she lives with Purely-Obsessional OCD, a condition defined by intrusive thoughts and hidden mental rituals.
9

How to Make Friends with the Dark

by Kathleen Glasgow

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

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.
10

The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley

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

Julian Jessop is an elderly artist and widower in London, who is so lonely that he writes the truth about his life in a green notebook and leaves it in his local cafe.
11

What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

The narrative centers on five Tokyo residents at different life crossroads, including a restless retail clerk and a retired salaryman.
12

Orbiting Jupiter

by Gary D. Schmidt

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Twelve-year-old Joseph is sent to live with a foster family after his parents are unable to care for him due to his mother's mental illness.

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