Books like To Night Owl from Dogfish
12 books with a reading profile close to To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
by Sonora Reyes
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Aoife Torres, who goes by Yami, is a Mexican-American teenager who is forced to move to a Catholic school after a scandal involving her old public school.
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A Fall of Marigolds
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1911, Taryn Michaels witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in Manhattan, an event that claims the life of the man she loves.
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This Song Will Save Your Life
by Leila Sales
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Elise Dembowski exists on the social periphery of her high school, failing at every attempt to manufacture a likable persona.
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Sarah Agnes Prine chronicles twenty years of her life in the Arizona Territory through handwritten diary entries.
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Roller Girl
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Twelve-year-old Astrid Vasquez signs up for a junior roller derby summer camp, a decision that creates a rift with her best friend, Nicole, who prefers ballet.
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Kensuke's Kingdom
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
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Where the Wild Things Are CD
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After his mother sends him to bed without supper for behaving like a wild animal, a young boy named Max discovers his bedroom transforming into a vast tropical forest.
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Bleachers
by John Grisham
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In the small town of Messina, former high school football star Neely Crenshaw returns to the high school bleachers to keep vigil as his legendary coach, Eddie Rake, lies dying.
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Moxie
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In a small Texas town, sixteen-year-old Vivian Carter grows tired of her high school’s double standards, ranging from sexist dress code enforcement to the unchecked harassment from the football team.
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The Runaway Bunny/Goodnight Moon
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In this compilation of two classic children’s stories, Margaret Wise Brown focuses on the physical and emotional security of home.
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Hang the Moon
narrative, accessible
Set in Prohibition-era Virginia, the story follows Sallie Kincaid, the daughter of a wealthy local patriarch known as the Duke.
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Stellaluna
Also practical and clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After an owl attacks her mother, a young fruit bat named Stellaluna falls into a bird’s nest.
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