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12 books with a reading profile close to Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Rules

by Cynthia Lord

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

Twelve-year-old Catherine struggles to balance her own identity with the demands of her family life in Maine.
2

Liar & Spy

by Rebecca Stead

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building after his father loses his job and his mother begins working double shifts at the hospital.
3

The Reading List

by Sara Nisha Adams

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

Set in Wembley, London, the story follows Mukesh, a lonely widower struggling to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, and Aleisha, a distressed teenager working a summer job at the local library.
4

The One-in-a-Million Boy

by Monica Wood

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

Ona Vitkus is a 104-year-old woman who agrees to let eleven-year-old Quentin, a Boy Scout looking for a service project, visit her on Saturdays to help with chores and chat.
5

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.
6

Pictures of Hollis Woods

by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

Hollis Woods is a twelve-year-old girl who has been moved from one foster home to another and has run away from many.
7

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Josh and Jordan Bell are twin brothers and middle school basketball stars known for their dominance on the court.
8

Saving Francesca

by Melina Marchetta

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

Francesca Cassarini begins her sophomore year at St.
9

Kira-Kira

by Cynthia Kadohata

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

Katie Takeshima is a Japanese-American girl who grows up in Georgia in the 1950s, and her older sister Lynn teaches her the word "kira-kira," meaning glittering, as a way of seeing the world.
10

Inside Out & Back Again

by Thanhhà Lại

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

Ten-year-old Hà lives in Saigon during the Vietnam War, where she stays close to her mother and three brothers while mourning a father missing in action.
11

A Mango-Shaped Space

by Wendy Mass

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

Mia Winchell has synesthesia: she sees sounds as colours and letters carry colours too.
12

Evening Class

by Maeve Binchy

Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In late-twentieth-century Dublin, a schoolteacher named Aidan Lynch organizes an evening Italian language course to escape his stagnant career.

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