Books like Twenty Boy Summer
12 books with a reading profile close to Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Ruby Cooper has spent years living in a state of self-reliance, hiding the fact that her mother abandoned her in their dilapidated rental house.
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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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3
Us
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Douglas Petersen, a biochemist, wakes one night to hear his wife Connie say she thinks their marriage is over.
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Frankly in Love
by David Yoon
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Frank Li is a Korean American high school senior living in California, navigating the strict expectations of his traditional immigrant parents.
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5
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Novalee Nation is seventeen, seven months pregnant, and abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in a small Oklahoma town.
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6
Making Faces
by Amy Harmon
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Set in a small town in Pennsylvania, the story follows Fern Taylor, a quiet girl who grows up in the shadow of Ambrose Young, the local wrestling star.
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Nana, Vol. 1
by Ai Yazawa
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Two young women, both named Nana, travel on the same train to Tokyo at age twenty.
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What Happened to Goodbye
by Sarah Dessen
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Following her parents' bitter divorce, Mclean Sweet travels through four different towns in two years, utilizing each relocation to adopt a completely new identity.
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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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10
Magic Hour
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Dr Julia Cates is a Los Angeles child psychiatrist whose career collapses after a high-profile case ends badly.
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11
Where the Forest Meets the Stars
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Joanna Teale, a graduate student researching nesting indigo buntings in rural Illinois, is recovering from the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer.
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Holding Up the Universe
Also inward-looking · romance, narrative
Libby Strout returns to high school years after she was labeled America’s Fattest Teenager following a public rescue from her home.
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