Books like Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
12 books with a reading profile close to Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
Mary Jane
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane Duer grows up in a strictly conservative, religious household in 1970s Baltimore.
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2
Mosquitoland
by David Arnold
narrative, accessible
Mary Iris Malone, who goes by Mim, is sixteen, dosed with medication, and unhappy in Mississippi with her father and new stepmother.
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3
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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4
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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5
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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6
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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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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8
The Tenth Circle
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Daniel Stone is a comic-book artist with a troubled childhood, married to Laura, a college professor, and father to fourteen-year-old Trixie.
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9
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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10
The Vacationers
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
The Post family embarks on their annual summer vacation to Mallorca, but behind the sun-drenched facade, simmering resentments and long-held secrets threaten to unravel their seemingly perfect lives.
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11
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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12
Secret Daughter
narrative, accessible
In a village in India, a young mother named Kavita gives birth to a girl and, knowing that her husband will not accept a daughter, secretly gives the baby away to an orphanage in Mumbai.
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