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12 books with a reading profile close to The List by Siobhan Vivian. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

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.
2

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.
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

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.
5

Drama

by Raina Telgemeier

Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Seventh-grader Callie is an aspiring set designer for her middle school’s stage crew.
6

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.
7

Ghosts

by Raina Telgemeier

Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Catrina and her family move to Bahía de la Luna, a foggy town on the Northern California coast, to help her younger sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis.
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

The Dressmaker

by Kate Alcott

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Tess Collins, a determined aspiring seamstress, escapes a stagnant life in England by securing a position as a personal maid to Lady Duff Gordon, a famed fashion designer.
10

Sourdough

by Robin Sloan

Also practical · entertainment, narrative

Lois Clary is a software engineer in San Francisco who spends her days coding robotic arms.
11

The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion

by Fannie Flagg

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative

Mrs.
12

Batman: A Death in the Family

by Jim Starlin

Also clear-cut · 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.

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