Books like On the Come Up
12 books with a reading profile close to On the Come Up by Angie Thomas. 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
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
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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4
Dear Evan Hansen
by Val Emmich
narrative, accessible
Evan Hansen is a high school senior with severe social anxiety, whose therapist suggests he write himself letters of encouragement.
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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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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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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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8
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
June Nealon's husband, Michael, is a lawyer, and her daughter is dead.
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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 Reading List
narrative, accessible
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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11
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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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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