Books like The Next Best Thing
12 books with a reading profile close to The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The List
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.
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The Orphan Collector
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.
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3
Restart
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.
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4
Drama
Also clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Seventh-grader Callie is an aspiring set designer for her middle school’s stage crew.
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Ghosts
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.
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6
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
by Fannie Flagg
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Mrs.
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Schooled
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Cap Anderson was raised by his grandmother Rain on a commune called Garland, where children grew their own food, played guitar and called adults by first names.
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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.
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Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride & Joy
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.
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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
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.
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Carrie Soto Is Back
Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, narrative
Carrie Soto retired from professional tennis as the greatest player in history, holding every major record.
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Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why
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.
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