Books like Nana, Vol. 1
12 books with a reading profile close to Nana, Vol. 1 by Ai Yazawa. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Frankly in Love
by David Yoon
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Frank Li is a Korean American high school senior living in California, navigating the strict expectations of his traditional immigrant parents.
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2
The Sea of Tranquility
by Katja Millay
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Nastya Kashnikov was a piano prodigy until a violent attack destroyed her hand and her identity.
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3
Twenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Anna and her best friend Frankie, both fifteen, spend a summer with Frankie's family at a beach house in California.
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4
What Happened to Goodbye
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Following her parents' bitter divorce, Mclean Sweet travels through four different towns in two years, utilizing each relocation to adopt a completely new identity.
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5
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Ruby Cooper has spent years living in a state of self-reliance, hiding the fact that her mother abandoned her in their dilapidated rental house.
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6
Boy Meets Boy
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Paul Ames lives in a fictional town where being gay is unremarkable, the high school homecoming queen is a star quarterback named Infinite Darlene, and the Boy Scouts are inclusive.
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7
Us
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Douglas Petersen, a biochemist, wakes one night to hear his wife Connie say she thinks their marriage is over.
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8
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
by Rachel Cohn
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Nick and Norah meet in a crowded Manhattan punk club when Nick asks a total stranger to be his girlfriend for five minutes to avoid his ex.
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9
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Novalee Nation is seventeen, seven months pregnant, and abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in a small Oklahoma town.
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10
Holding Up the Universe
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Libby Strout returns to high school years after she was labeled America’s Fattest Teenager following a public rescue from her home.
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11
Instructions for Dancing
by Nicola Yoon
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Evie Thomas gains a supernatural ability to witness the entire trajectory of a couple’s romance, from the first spark to the eventual breakup, just by watching them kiss.
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12
Georgie, All Along
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Georgie Mulcahy returns to her Virginia hometown after her professional life in Los Angeles collapses.
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