Books like Snotgirl, Vol. 2: California Screaming
12 books with a reading profile close to Snotgirl, Vol. 2: California Screaming by Bryan Lee O'Malley. Practical, growth-minded and escapist; an easy read.
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1
The Book of Essie
entertainment, narrative
Essie Hicks is a seventeen-year-old girl, the daughter of a famous evangelical preacher whose family stars in a reality television show.
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2
Batman: A Death in the Family
by Jim Starlin
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In this narrative, Jason Todd, the second Robin, travels to the Middle East in search of his biological mother after being suspended from active duty by Batman.
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3
Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Six teenagers—Alex, Nico, Karolina, Gert, Chase, and Molly—gather for their parents' annual charity meeting, only to witness their families performing a ritualistic human sacrifice.
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4
The List
Also practical · entertainment, narrative
At Mount Washington High School, a list appears on the first Monday of the year that names one girl as the prettiest and one as the ugliest in each class.
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5
Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Set in the 1957 baseball season, this novella follows William Blakely, a catcher for the fictional Newark Titans.
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6
Carrie Soto Is Back
Also practical and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Carrie Soto retired from professional tennis as the greatest player in history, holding every major record.
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7
Today Will Be Different
by Maria Semple
entertainment, narrative
Eleanor Flood, a middle-aged animator living in Seattle, starts her morning with a manifesto to be her best self: she will initiate sex with her husband, skip her shower, and avoid getting annoyed with her son.
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8
The Next Best Thing
Also practical · entertainment, narrative
Ruth Saunders is a young woman who survived a car accident that killed her parents and left her scarred.
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9
Funny Girl
by Nick Hornby
Also practical · entertainment, narrative
In 1960s Britain, Barbara, a young woman from Blackpool, wins a beauty contest but gives up the crown to pursue her dream of becoming a comedian.
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10
Scott Pilgrim, Volume 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Scott Pilgrim faces his final confrontation with Gideon Graves, the leader of the League of Evil Exes, to determine the fate of his relationship with Ramona Flowers.
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11
Sourdough
by Robin Sloan
Also practical · entertainment, narrative
Lois Clary is a software engineer in San Francisco who spends her days coding robotic arms.
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12
Restart
Also practical · entertainment, narrative
Chase Ambrose falls off a roof, hits his head and wakes up with no memory of who he was.
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