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12 books with a reading profile close to Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back by Todd Burpo. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 Joni: An Unforgettable Story

    Joni: An Unforgettable Story

    by Joni Eareckson Tada

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    After a diving accident in the Chesapeake Bay leaves seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson a quadriplegic, she faces the sudden loss of her physical autonomy.

  2. 2 Lucky Man

    Lucky Man

    by Michael J. Fox

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In 1991, Michael J.

  3. 3 We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    by Simu Liu

    Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In this memoir, Simu Liu recounts his family’s move from Harbin, China, to Ontario, Canada.

  4. 4 A Street Cat Named Bob

    A Street Cat Named Bob

    by James Bowen

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    James Bowen was a recovering heroin addict living in sheltered housing and busking on the streets of London when he discovered an injured ginger tabby cat in his apartment hallway.

  5. 5 Kisses from Katie

    Kisses from Katie

    by Katie Davis Majors

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    At age eighteen, Katie Davis left her comfortable life in Tennessee to serve as a teacher in Jinja, Uganda.

  6. 6 C.S. Lewis letters to children

    C.S. Lewis letters to children

    by C.S. Lewis

    Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    This collection gathers the private correspondence C.S.

  7. 7 Be Ready When the Luck Happens

    Be Ready When the Luck Happens

    by Ina Garten

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In this memoir, Ina Garten traces her path from a restrictive childhood to her role as a nuclear budget analyst in the Ford and Carter administrations before pivoting to culinary entrepreneurship.

  8. 8 Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

    Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

    by Vicki Myron

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    On a frigid morning in 1988, library director Vicki Myron discovered a tiny, nearly frozen kitten wedged into the Spencer, Iowa, book return slot.

  9. 9 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

    90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

    by Don Piper

    Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In 1989, a semi-truck crushed Don Piper’s car, leading medical professionals to pronounce him dead at the scene.

  10. 10 The Soul of a Woman

    The Soul of a Woman

    by Isabel Allende

    Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In this memoir and manifesto, Isabel Allende traces her evolution from a young girl witnessing her mother’s financial dependence to a prominent voice in global feminism.

  11. 11 I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

    I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

    by Caitlin Alifirenka

    Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    Caitlin Alifirenka, a middle-school student in Pennsylvania, chooses Zimbabwe for a pen pal assignment.

  12. 12 Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

    Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

    by Martin Pistorius

    Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

    In January 1988, twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius fell ill with an undiagnosed brain infection that left him in a vegetative state.

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