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Books like The Dressmaker

12 books with a reading profile close to The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy

by Brian K. Vaughan

Also practical and clear-cut · 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.
2

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why

by G. Willow Wilson

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Kamala Khan continues to navigate her dual life as a Pakistani-American teenager in Jersey City and the new Ms.
3

The Orphan Collector

by Ellen Marie Wiseman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Set in Philadelphia during the 1918 influenza pandemic, the story follows thirteen-year-old German immigrant Pia Lange.
4

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

by Fannie Flagg

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Mrs.
5

Batman: A Death in the Family

by Jim Starlin

Also clear-cut and 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.
6

The List

by Siobhan Vivian

Also practical and clear-cut · 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.
7

The Next Best Thing

by Jennifer Weiner

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Ruth Saunders is a young woman who survived a car accident that killed her parents and left her scarred.
8

The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

by Bill Watterson

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

This collection compiles a decade of comic strips featuring the adventures of six-year-old Calvin and his stuffed tiger, Hobbes.
9

Restart

by Gordon Korman

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Chase Ambrose falls off a roof, hits his head and wakes up with no memory of who he was.
10

SPY×FAMILY 1

by Tatsuya Endo

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Twilight is a spy for the Westalis government, working undercover in the neighboring country of Ostania, which is on the verge of war with his own.
11

Spy x Family, Vol. 1

by Tatsuya Endo

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Master spy Twilight assumes the identity of Loid Forger to infiltrate an elite school and reach a high-ranking political target in the rival nation of Ostania.
12

Funny Girl

by Nick Hornby

Also practical and clear-cut · 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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