Books like Mary Jane
12 books with a reading profile close to Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Music of Bees
narrative, accessible
In the high desert of Hood River, Oregon, forty-four-year-old widow Alice Holtzman fills her solitary life with the meticulous labor of beekeeping.
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2
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
narrative, accessible
Budo is the imaginary friend of Max, a boy with autism, and he has lasted far longer than most imaginary friends because Max still needs him.
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3
Modern Lovers
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
Elizabeth and Andrew, and Zoe and Harry, are two couples who have been friends since their youth in a band, living in Brooklyn.
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4
All We Ever Wanted
by Emily Giffin
narrative, accessible
Nina Browning has lived in a wealthy Nashville suburb for years, moving between charity events and the school where her son Finch is a student.
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5
Miss Benson's Beetle
by Rachel Joyce
narrative, accessible
In 1950s London, Margery Benson, a lonely domestic science teacher, abandons her stifling life to find a mythical golden beetle on the island of New Caledonia.
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6
The House of Eve
narrative, accessible
In 1948 Philadelphia, high school student Ruby Pearsall strives to become the first in her family to attend college until a forbidden relationship with a local boy threatens her scholarship prospects.
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7
On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Brianna wants to be a legendary rapper, following the path of her late father, an underground hip-hop star.
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8
Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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9
Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Delia Hopkins is a search-and-rescue worker in New Hampshire, raising her daughter with her fiance, Fitz.
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10
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald was conceived through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to serve as a biological match for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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11
The Paris Library
narrative, accessible
In 1939 Paris, Odile Souchet secures her dream job at the American Library in Paris, but her life fractures when the Nazis occupy the city.
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12
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
narrative, accessible
Nikki, a young British-Punjabi woman, accepts a job teaching creative writing to a group of Sikh widows in Southall, London.
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