Books like The Henna Wars
12 books with a reading profile close to The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar. Practical, inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
The Girl He Used to Know
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Annika Rose, a quiet, brilliant student with undiagnosed autism, meets Wes Winters at the University of Illinois chess club in the early 1990s.
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2
Hecha de estrellas
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Mara and her twin brother, Owen, share an inseparable bond until their classmate, Hannah, accuses Owen of rape.
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3
Finding Audrey
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Fourteen-year-old Audrey Turner lives trapped behind dark sunglasses inside her house, struggling with a severe anxiety disorder and agoraphobia following a traumatic bullying incident at school.
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4
You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Liz Lighty prioritizes her escape from Campbell, Indiana, through a scholarship to Pennington College.
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5
When We Collided
by Emery Lord
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Jonah Daniels lives in the coastal town of Verona Cove, where he handles the responsibilities of his family’s restaurant and cares for his younger siblings following his father’s sudden death.
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6
Once and for All
by Sarah Dessen
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Louna Barrett spends her summers working for her mother’s wedding planning business, navigating the logistics of high-end ceremonies while maintaining a cynical outlook on romance.
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7
The Rest of the Story
by Sarah Dessen
Also practical and inward-looking · romance, narrative
Emma Saylor Northup spends her summer at North Lake, the childhood home of her mother, who died from an overdose years earlier.
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8
Imogen, Obviously
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Imogen Scott is a high school senior who has always thought of herself as straight and who has a reputation for being the friend of everyone.
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9
Yes No Maybe So
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Jamie Goldberg prefers the behind-the-scenes work of political campaigning to the public scrutiny of the podium.
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10
Everything Leads to You
by Nina LaCour
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Emi Price is an eighteen-year-old production designer working as an intern on film sets in Los Angeles.
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11
Boy Meets Boy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Paul Ames lives in a fictional town where being gay is unremarkable, the high school homecoming queen is a star quarterback named Infinite Darlene, and the Boy Scouts are inclusive.
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12
Since You've Been Gone
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Shy teenager Emily depends entirely on her charismatic best friend Sloane to navigate social life.
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