Books like If You Come Softly
12 books with a reading profile close to If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Two teenagers named Will Grayson lead separate, disconnected lives in the suburbs of Chicago until a chance encounter at a novelty shop brings them together.
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Love & Misadventure
by Lang Leav
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Lang Leav’s collection uses brief, rhyming stanzas and minimalist illustrations to chart the timeline of a romantic relationship.
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An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Colin Singleton is a child prodigy who has been dumped by nineteen girls, all of whom share the name Katherine.
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Autoboyography
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Tanner Scott is a bisexual teenager living in Provo, Utah, where the local culture is dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Eligible
romance, accessible
Curtis Sittenfeld transplants Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to modern-day Cincinnati.
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Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
romance, accessible
Naomi Porter, a high school student, slips on a bar of soap in her kitchen, hits her head, and loses four years of memory.
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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Salama Kassab is a pharmacy student working as a surgeon in a Homs hospital during the Syrian revolution.
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Eleanor & Park
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
In 1986 Omaha, sixteen-year-old Eleanor Douglas joins a new school with bright red hair and mismatched clothes that invite immediate bullying.
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This Lullaby
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Remy Starr is a cynical eighteen-year-old who manages her romantic life through a strict set of rules designed to avoid emotional attachment.
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Why We Broke Up
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Minny Green, a high school junior and film fanatic, writes a lengthy letter to her ex-boyfriend, Ed Slaterton, the school’s star basketball player.
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I'll Give You the Sun
by Jandy Nelson
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
Jandy Nelson’s novel centers on twins Jude and Noah, told through two shifting timelines.
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One Day
Also inward-looking · romance, accessible
On July 15, 1988, Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew share a single night together after their university graduation in Edinburgh.
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