Books like Ninth Ward
12 books with a reading profile close to Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
The View from Saturday
Also clear-cut · 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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2
The Wednesday Wars
Also clear-cut · 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
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
Also clear-cut · 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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4
Wishtree
Also clear-cut · 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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5
Crenshaw
Also clear-cut · 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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6
A Mango-Shaped Space
by Wendy Mass
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Mia Winchell has synesthesia: she sees sounds as colours and letters carry colours too.
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7
The Crossover
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Josh and Jordan Bell are twin brothers and middle school basketball stars known for their dominance on the court.
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8
The Reading List
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Set in Wembley, London, the story follows Mukesh, a lonely widower struggling to connect with his bookworm granddaughter, and Aleisha, a distressed teenager working a summer job at the local library.
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9
The One-in-a-Million Boy
by Monica Wood
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Ona Vitkus is a 104-year-old woman who agrees to let eleven-year-old Quentin, a Boy Scout looking for a service project, visit her on Saturdays to help with chores and chat.
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10
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
In 1980s Alabama, Evelyn Couch is a middle-aged housewife trapped in a cycle of emotional stagnation and binge-eating.
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11
Other Words for Home
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Jude lives in a Syrian town with her family, loves American movies and dreams of acting, until the war comes close.
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12
The School of Essential Ingredients
Also clear-cut · narrative, literary
Lillian teaches a weekly cooking class at her restaurant, where eight students gather to learn the mechanics of food preparation.
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