Books like Spider-Man: Blue
12 books with a reading profile close to Spider-Man: Blue by Jeph Loeb. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Mosquitoland
by David Arnold
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
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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2
Maine
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Three generations of the Kelleher family, an Irish American clan from Boston, gather at the family's house in Maine for a summer.
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3
Yolk
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Jayne and June Baek are sisters living in New York City with vastly different lives.
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4
You Think It, I'll Say It
narrative, literary
Curtis Sittenfeld's collection of ten stories looks at contemporary American relationships with a sharp, witty eye.
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5
The Jane Austen Book Club
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Six Californians meet monthly for six months to read and talk about one Austen novel each.
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6
All American Boys
narrative, literary
Rashad Butler, a Black teenager, is brutally beaten by a white police officer who wrongly suspects him of shoplifting and assault at a corner store.
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7
Monster
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon sits in a courtroom facing charges of felony murder for his alleged role as a lookout in a drugstore robbery.
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8
Pizza Girl
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Eighteen-year-old Jane is pregnant, grieving her alcoholic father’s recent death, and working as a pizza delivery driver in suburban Los Angeles.
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9
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
narrative, literary
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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10
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Fifteen-year-old Julia Reyes lives in a cramped Chicago apartment, navigating the high expectations of her immigrant parents while mourning her older sister, Olga.
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11
Still Life with Bread Crumbs
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
Rebecca Winter, a once-famous New York City photographer, finds her bank account dwindling and her artistic relevance fading as she enters her sixties.
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12
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness
Also inward-looking · narrative, literary
In an unnamed town where "indie kids" are busy fighting supernatural soul-eating Immortals, Mikey Mitchell just wants to graduate and work up the courage to ask out his crush, Henna.
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