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12 books with a reading profile close to Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Hecha de estrellas

    Hecha de estrellas

    by Ashley Herring Blake

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Mara and her twin brother, Owen, share an inseparable bond until their classmate, Hannah, accuses Owen of rape.

  2. 2 Pumpkinheads

    Pumpkinheads

    by Rainbow Rowell

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    High school seniors Deja and Josiah have worked together at a sprawling Nebraska pumpkin patch every autumn for three years.

  3. 3 The Moon and More

    The Moon and More

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Luke’s tides and seasonal rhythms dictate life in the coastal town of Colby, where Emaline works for her family’s vacation rental business.

  4. 4 99 Days

    99 Days

    by Katie Cotugno

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Molly Barlow returns to her hometown of Starling Bay, Michigan, after a year away, hoping to get through the summer quietly.

  5. 5 Second Chance Summer

    Second Chance Summer

    by Morgan Matson

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Taylor Edwards does not handle conflict well; her habit is to run away when life becomes difficult.

  6. 6 Finding Audrey

    Finding Audrey

    by Sophie Kinsella

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Fourteen-year-old Audrey Turner lives trapped behind dark sunglasses inside her house, struggling with a severe anxiety disorder and agoraphobia following a traumatic bullying incident at school.

  7. 7 You Should See Me in a Crown

    You Should See Me in a Crown

    by Leah Johnson

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Liz Lighty prioritizes her escape from Campbell, Indiana, through a scholarship to Pennington College.

  8. 8 How to Fall in Love

    How to Fall in Love

    by Cecelia Ahern

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Christie Rose works as a counselor at a Dublin radio station and has a hard time with her own love life.

  9. 9 The Rest of the Story

    The Rest of the Story

    by Sarah Dessen

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Emma Saylor Northup spends her summer at North Lake, the childhood home of her mother, who died from an overdose years earlier.

  10. 10 Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

    Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

    by Joya Goffney

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Quinn Collins is a pastor's daughter in Texas who keeps a notebook where she records her biggest fears and a list of things she is too scared to do, from kissing to being honest with her parents.

  11. 11 The wedding

    The wedding

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Wilson Lewis, a middle-aged estate attorney, realizes his thirty-year marriage is failing after he forgets his wedding anniversary.

  12. 12 Now That You Mention It

    Now That You Mention It

    by Kristan Higgins

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, narrative

    Nora Stuart, a physician in Los Angeles who loses her job and her fiancé on the same day, goes home to the small town in Maine where she grew up.

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