Books like The Girl with the Louding Voice
12 books with a reading profile close to The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré. Inward-looking; an easy read.
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THEO OF GOLDEN
by Allen Levi
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
Theo enters the quiet town of Golden with a specific, unusual mission.
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2
Laskar Pelangi
inspirational, narrative
The novel is narrated by Ikal, who recalls his childhood in the 1970s on the island of Belitung, Indonesia, where he attended a poor Muslim primary school, Muhammadiyah.
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat
by Mitch Albom
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
After a luxury yacht explodes in the Atlantic Ocean, ten survivors crowd into a small life raft, battling thirst, hunger, and hopelessness.
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Britt-Marie Was Here
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
Sixty-three-year-old Britt-Marie defines her life through bicarbonate of soda, daily lists, and a dinner schedule that never deviates.
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5
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
Seven-year-old Elsa is an outcast who finds sanctuary in the elaborate fairy tales told by her eccentric, rule-breaking grandmother.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative
Enzo, a loyal terrier-mix, observes the life of his owner, Denny Swift, an aspiring race car driver navigating personal tragedy and a high-stakes legal battle for his daughter.
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Because of Winn-Dixie
inspirational, narrative
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni moves to Naomi, Florida, with her father, a preacher who struggles to talk about Opal’s absent mother.
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Dead Poets Society
by N.H. Kleinbaum, Tom Schulman
inspirational, narrative
Set in 1959 at Welton Academy, a strict boarding school for boys, the narrative follows students Neil Perry, Todd Anderson, and their peers as they encounter a new English teacher named John Keating.
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Out of the Dust
by Karen Hesse
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Billie Jo Kelby lives on a struggling Oklahoma wheat farm during the Great Depression.
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The Weird Sisters
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The three Andreas sisters, daughters of a Shakespeare professor who speaks mostly in quotations, come home to their small Ohio college town because their mother has breast cancer.
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The Boston Girl
Also inward-looking · narrative, accessible
The novel follows Addie Baum, the daughter of Jewish immigrants, as she recounts her life story to her granddaughter in 1985.
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The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
narrative, accessible
Set on the Korean island of Jeju, this novel follows the lifelong friendship between Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls who join a collective of haenyeo female divers.
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