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Books like Speak

12 books with a reading profile close to Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; an easy read.

1

Almond

by Sohn Won-Pyung

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Yunjae is born with alexithymia, a neurological condition caused by underdeveloped amygdalae that prevents him from feeling fear, anger, or affection.
2

We Are Okay

by Nina LaCour

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Marin leaves her California life behind without a word, fleeing to a New York college dormitory to spend winter break alone.
3

Turtles All the Way Down

by John Green

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Sixteen-year-old Aza Holmes lives within the tightening spiral of her own intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors.
4

Cut

by Patricia McCormick

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Callie is a fourteen-year-old girl who has stopped speaking and is sent to Sea Pines, a residential treatment center for troubled girls, where she is being treated for cutting herself.
5

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Chbosky

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Charlie is an introverted high school freshman who narrates his life through a series of anonymous letters.
6

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

by Paolo Giordano

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Alice and Mattia first meet as teenagers in an Italian town.
7

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Lisa Taddeo documents the intimate lives of three American women to map the landscape of female desire and social stigma.
8

Tell the Wolves I'm Home

by Carol Rifka Brunt

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · narrative, accessible

Fourteen-year-old June Elbus struggles to navigate a world that feels increasingly narrow after the death of her uncle, Finn Weiss, a renowned painter who dies from AIDS in 1987.
9

Dear Edward

by Ann Napolitano

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Twelve-year-old Edward Adler is the sole survivor of a commercial plane crash that kills 191 people, including his parents and older brother.
10

The Silver Linings Playbook

by Matthew Quick

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Pat Peoples returns to his parents’ home in New Jersey after months in a psychiatric facility.
11

A Woman Is No Man

by Etaf Rum

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

In 1990 Palestine, Fareeda forces eighteen-year-old Isra into an arranged marriage that moves her to Brooklyn.
12

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman

Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible

Eleanor Oliphant lives a life of rigid, isolated routine in Glasgow, working as a finance clerk and spending weekends with frozen pizza and vodka.

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