Books like Dreamland
12 books with a reading profile close to Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Felix Ever After
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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2
Eliza and Her Monsters
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Eliza Mirk is a shy high school senior who secretly creates Monstrous Sea, a global webcomic phenomenon.
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3
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.
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4
Every Last Word
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.
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5
Just Listen
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking · 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.
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6
How to Make Friends with the Dark
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.
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7
Suicide Notes
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Jeff Weeks is a fifteen-year-old who wakes up in a psychiatric ward after attempting suicide.
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8
The People We Keep
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
In 1994, April Sawicki lives in a motorhome in Little River, New York, where she works at a motor vehicle office and plays guitar.
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9
Before I Die
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.
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10
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.
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11
Counting by 7s
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius obsessed with clinical diagnostics, nature, and the number seven.
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12
Orbiting Jupiter
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
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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