Books like Vanishing Acts
12 books with a reading profile close to Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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1
Change of Heart
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
June Nealon's husband, Michael, is a lawyer, and her daughter is dead.
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2
The Tenth Circle
by Jodi Picoult
narrative, accessible
Daniel Stone is a comic-book artist with a troubled childhood, married to Laura, a college professor, and father to fourteen-year-old Trixie.
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3
Olga Dies Dreaming
narrative, accessible
Set in 2017 New York City, the narrative follows Olga Acevedo, a high-end wedding planner for the billionaire class, and her brother Prieto, a popular congressman representing their native Brooklyn neighborhood.
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4
Mary Jane
narrative, accessible
Fourteen-year-old Mary Jane Duer grows up in a strictly conservative, religious household in 1970s Baltimore.
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5
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
narrative, accessible
Budo is the imaginary friend of Max, a boy with autism, and he has lasted far longer than most imaginary friends because Max still needs him.
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All We Ever Wanted
by Emily Giffin
narrative, accessible
Nina Browning has lived in a wealthy Nashville suburb for years, moving between charity events and the school where her son Finch is a student.
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The House of Eve
narrative, accessible
In 1948 Philadelphia, high school student Ruby Pearsall strives to become the first in her family to attend college until a forbidden relationship with a local boy threatens her scholarship prospects.
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On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
narrative, accessible
Sixteen-year-old Brianna wants to be a legendary rapper, following the path of her late father, an underground hip-hop star.
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Modern Lovers
by Emma Straub
narrative, accessible
Elizabeth and Andrew, and Zoe and Harry, are two couples who have been friends since their youth in a band, living in Brooklyn.
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10
Miss Benson's Beetle
by Rachel Joyce
narrative, accessible
In 1950s London, Margery Benson, a lonely domestic science teacher, abandons her stifling life to find a mythical golden beetle on the island of New Caledonia.
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11
About a Boy
by Nick Hornby
narrative, accessible
Will Freeman is a thirty-six-year-old Londoner living off the royalties of a Christmas song written by his father.
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Mosquitoland
by David Arnold
narrative, accessible
Mary Iris Malone, who goes by Mim, is sixteen, dosed with medication, and unhappy in Mississippi with her father and new stepmother.
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