Books like

Books like Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting

12 books with a reading profile close to Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman. Clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ

by Giulia Enders

Also clear-cut · practical, narrative

Giulia Enders examines the digestive system as a sophisticated sensory organ that influences neurological and immune health.
2

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

by Christopher McDougall

Also clear-cut · practical, narrative

Christopher McDougall begins with a simple question about his own chronic foot pain and ends up in Mexico’s Copper Canyons searching for the Tarahumara Indians.
3

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

by Samin Nosrat

Also clear-cut · practical, narrative

Samin Nosrat identifies four fundamental pillars that dictate whether food tastes balanced or dull.
4

These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901

by Nancy E. Turner

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Sarah Agnes Prine chronicles twenty years of her life in the Arizona Territory through handwritten diary entries.
5

Bleachers

by John Grisham

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
6

A Fall of Marigolds

by Susan Meissner

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In 1911, Taryn Michaels witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in Manhattan, an event that claims the life of the man she loves.
7

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

by Sonora Reyes

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Aoife Torres, who goes by Yami, is a Mexican-American teenager who is forced to move to a Catholic school after a scandal involving her old public school.
8

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

by Joshua Foer

Also clear-cut · practical, narrative

Joshua Foer chronicles his evolution from a skeptical journalist covering the United States Memory Championship to the unlikely winner of the same competition one year later.
9

Kensuke's Kingdom

by Michael Morpurgo

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
10

Moxie

by Jennifer Mathieu

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In a small Texas town, sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter grows tired of her high school’s double standards, ranging from sexist dress code enforcement to the unchecked harassment from the football team.
11

Hang the Moon

by Jeannette Walls

narrative, accessible

Set in Prohibition-era Virginia, the story follows Sallie Kincaid, the daughter of a wealthy local patriarch known as the Duke.
12

Roller Girl

by Victoria Jamieson

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Twelve-year-old Astrid Vasquez signs up for a junior roller derby summer camp, a decision that creates a rift with her best friend, Nicole, who prefers ballet.

Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.

Get papr

Your library, beautifully understood.