Books like Hang the Moon
12 books with a reading profile close to Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
A Fall of Marigolds
narrative, accessible
In 1911, Taryn Michaels witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in Manhattan, an event that claims the life of the man she loves.
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2
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
narrative, accessible
Sarah Agnes Prine chronicles twenty years of her life in the Arizona Territory through handwritten diary entries.
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3
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
by Sonora Reyes
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.
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4
Bleachers
by John Grisham
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.
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5
Kensuke's Kingdom
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.
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6
This Song Will Save Your Life
by Leila Sales
narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Elise Dembowski exists on the social periphery of her high school, failing at every attempt to manufacture a likable persona.
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7
Roller Girl
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.
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Where the Wild Things Are CD
narrative, accessible
After his mother sends him to bed without supper for behaving like a wild animal, a young boy named Max discovers his bedroom transforming into a vast tropical forest.
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9
Moxie
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.
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10
Willow
by Julia Hoban
narrative, accessible
Willow is a sixteen-year-old whose parents have died in a car accident for which she blames herself, and who now lives with her older brother Mark in a new town.
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11
Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
narrative, accessible
Jade is a Black teenager from a poor Portland neighborhood who commutes to a mostly white private high school on scholarship.
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12
Sooley
by John Grisham
narrative, accessible
In the civil war-torn landscape of South Sudan, seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleyman receives an invitation to play basketball for a scouting team in the United States.
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