Books like The Dreamer
12 books with a reading profile close to The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
The Wednesday Wars
narrative, accessible
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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2
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
narrative, accessible
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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3
Liar & Spy
narrative, accessible
Seventh-grader Georges moves into a Brooklyn apartment building after his father loses his job and his mother begins working double shifts at the hospital.
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4
The View from Saturday
narrative, accessible
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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5
A Mango-Shaped Space
by Wendy Mass
narrative, accessible
Mia Winchell has synesthesia: she sees sounds as colours and letters carry colours too.
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6
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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7
Orbiting Jupiter
narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Joseph is sent to live with a foster family after his parents are unable to care for him due to his mother's mental illness.
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8
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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9
Redhead by the Side of the Road
by Anne Tyler
narrative, accessible
Micah Mortimer is a fortyish self-employed tech specialist who functions through a rigid schedule and an obsession with household order.
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10
Wishtree
narrative, accessible
Red, a northern red oak, serves as the neighborhood wishtree where residents tie scraps of fabric containing their hopes.
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11
Still Life with Bread Crumbs
narrative, accessible
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 Crossover
narrative, accessible
Josh and Jordan Bell are twin brothers and middle school basketball stars known for their dominance on the court.
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