Books like Moon Over Manifest
12 books with a reading profile close to Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
narrative, literary
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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2
The Wednesday Wars
narrative, literary
Set in 1967 Long Island, Holling Hoodhood is the only seventh grader at Camillo Junior High who does not attend weekly religious education.
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3
Uncommon Type
by Tom Hanks
narrative, literary
Tom Hanks's debut book of fiction contains seventeen stories, each in some way featuring a typewriter, whether as the object at the centre or just in passing.
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4
A Long Walk to Water
narrative, literary
This historical novel follows two intertwining narratives set in Sudan several decades apart.
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5
The House of Eve
narrative, literary
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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6
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
narrative, literary
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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7
The View from Saturday
narrative, literary
In 1996, the Academic Bowl competition in New York’s Epiphany school district brings together four sixth-grade students: Noah, Nadia, Ethan, and Julian.
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8
All American Boys
narrative, literary
Rashad Butler, a Black teenager, is brutally beaten by a white police officer who wrongly suspects him of shoplifting and assault at a corner store.
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9
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
narrative, literary
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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10
Wishtree
narrative, literary
Red, a northern red oak, serves as the neighborhood wishtree where residents tie scraps of fabric containing their hopes.
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11
Crenshaw
narrative, literary
Jackson is a young boy who values facts and logic, but his family faces the constant threat of homelessness.
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12
On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
narrative, literary
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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