Books like Where the Heart Is
12 books with a reading profile close to Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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1
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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2
Twenty Boy Summer
by Sarah Ockler
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Anna and her best friend Frankie, both fifteen, spend a summer with Frankie's family at a beach house in California.
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3
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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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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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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6
Since You've Been Gone
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Shy teenager Emily depends entirely on her charismatic best friend Sloane to navigate social life.
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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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8
In Her Shoes
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Rose and Maggie Feller are sisters who could hardly be less alike.
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9
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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10
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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Circle of Friends
by Maeve Binchy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · romance, narrative
Benny Hogan, a shy, plump girl from a small Irish town, goes to University College Dublin in the 1950s, where she becomes friends with Eve Malone, an orphan raised by nuns, and the glamorous Nan Mahon.
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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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