50 Books like This Is How I Roll

The Emperor of Gladness

by Ocean Vuong

A suicidal teen becomes caregiver to the old woman with dementia who saved his life.

3.85

81k+

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Bond 🌍 Immigrant Experience 🧠 Dementia Story 🍂 Bittersweet

The Emperor of Gladness 89%

A suicidal teen becomes caregiver to the old woman with dementia who saved his life.

by Ocean Vuong 2025

3.85

81k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Bond 🌍 Immigrant Experience 🧠 Dementia Story 🍂 Bittersweet

All Four Stars

by Tara Dairman • 2014

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

4.18

4k+

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

All Four Stars 93%

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

by Tara Dairman 2014

4.18

4k+ ratings

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

by Chanel Miller • 2024

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

4.18

4k+

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All 92%

A laundromat's lost socks send two lonely girls on a summer mystery through New York City.

by Chanel Miller 2024

4.18

4k+ ratings

🔍 Child Detectives 🧐 Neighborhood Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🧺 Immigrant Family ☀️ Summer Adventure

You Have a Match

by Emma Lord • 2021

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

3.55

39k+

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧬 Secret Sister 👭 Sisterly Bonding

You Have a Match 90%

A DNA test reveals a secret sister. So Abby crashes her summer camp, sparking instant rivalry.

by Emma Lord 2021

3.55

39k+ ratings

🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🔍 Family Secrets 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧬 Secret Sister 👭 Sisterly Bonding

Sweet Bean Paste

by Durian Sukegawa • 2017

His shop sold forgettable pancakes. Her scarred hands held the secret to something sweeter.

4.05

83k+

🍃 Slice Of Life 🫘 Culinary Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🌸 Contemporary Japan

Sweet Bean Paste 90%

His shop sold forgettable pancakes. Her scarred hands held the secret to something sweeter.

by Durian Sukegawa 2017

4.05

83k+ ratings

🍃 Slice Of Life 🫘 Culinary Fiction 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🌸 Contemporary Japan

Flipped

by Wendelin Van Draanen • 2001

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

4.00

127k+

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

Flipped 90%

She fell for the boy next door; he's dodged her for years, until he sees her.

by Wendelin Van Draanen 2001

4.00

127k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Perspective 💕 First Crush 👦 Boy Next Door 💘 She Falls First ❤️ Heartwarming

The Penderwicks at Last

by Jeanne Birdsall • 2018

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

4.18

10k+

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🎶 Dance And Music 🌅 Bittersweet Goodbye

The Penderwicks at Last 90%

When the Penderwicks return to Arundel for a wedding, the youngest must find her own rhythm.

by Jeanne Birdsall 2018

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏡 Summer Estate 💒 Family Wedding 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🎶 Dance And Music 🌅 Bittersweet Goodbye

Love Me Tomorrow

by Emiko Jean • 2026

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

3.75

2k+

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 🫶 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet

Love Me Tomorrow 90%

A cynical teen wishes for proof that love endures. Letters from the future start arriving.

by Emiko Jean 2026

3.75

2k+ ratings

💌 Anonymous Love Letters 🫶 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family Drama 🪄 Magical Realism 🍂 Bittersweet

The Same Bright Stars

by Ethan Joella • 2024

He never chose the family restaurant; a secret son and a lost love now choose him.

3.73

11k+

🏡 Small-Town Life 🍽️ Restaurant Fiction 🤝 Found Family 👶 Secret Child 💉 Addiction In The Family

The Same Bright Stars 90%

He never chose the family restaurant; a secret son and a lost love now choose him.

by Ethan Joella 2024

3.73

11k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Life 🍽️ Restaurant Fiction 🤝 Found Family 👶 Secret Child 💉 Addiction In The Family

Way of the Warrior Kid

by Jocko Willink • 2017

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

4.51

5k+

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

Way of the Warrior Kid 90%

A bullied fifth-grader gets SEAL discipline when his uncle moves in for the summer.

by Jocko Willink 2017

4.51

5k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age ☀️ Summer Transformation 🥋 Martial Arts Training 🤝 Bully Redemption 👨‍🏫 Family Mentor

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 90%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

From Little Tokyo, with Love

by Sarah Kuhn • 2021

Searching for her secret movie-star birth mother, a biracial teen falls for the actor helping her.

3.66

2k+

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😤 Angry Heroine

From Little Tokyo, with Love 90%

Searching for her secret movie-star birth mother, a biracial teen falls for the actor helping her.

by Sarah Kuhn 2021

3.66

2k+ ratings

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😤 Angry Heroine

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds • 2016

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

4.05

8k+

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent 🤫 Family Secrets 💪 Quiet Bravery

As Brave As You 90%

A city kid's summer uncovers his blind grandfather's secrets and a family's definition of bravery.

by Jason Reynolds 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏙️ City To Country 👴👦 Grandparent Bond 👨‍🦯 Blind Grandparent 🤫 Family Secrets 💪 Quiet Bravery

Walk Two Moons

by Sharon Creech • 1994

Driving west with her grandparents, a girl tells the story of a friend whose mother disappeared.

4.00

174k+

🚗 Grandparent Road Trip 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📝 Mysterious Notes 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕰️ Frame Story

Walk Two Moons 90%

Driving west with her grandparents, a girl tells the story of a friend whose mother disappeared.

by Sharon Creech 1994

4.00

174k+ ratings

🚗 Grandparent Road Trip 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📝 Mysterious Notes 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕰️ Frame Story

Stay A Little Longer

by Kait Nolan • 2019

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

4.32

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Stay A Little Longer 90%

A chef's viral meltdown sends her home to Tennessee and the farmer running her family's farm.

by Kait Nolan 2019

4.32

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🥕 Farm To Table 💞 Second Chance At Love 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick • 2012

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

3.97

156k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

My Life Next Door 90%

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012

3.97

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Bitterschokolade 90%

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

This Is What Happy Looks Like

by Jennifer E. Smith • 2013

A stray email brings a movie star to Maine. Now a girl's secret faces his cameras.

3.67

52k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 📧 Anonymous Pen Pals 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Parentage

This Is What Happy Looks Like 90%

A stray email brings a movie star to Maine. Now a girl's secret faces his cameras.

by Jennifer E. Smith 2013

3.67

52k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 📧 Anonymous Pen Pals 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Parentage

The View from Saturday

by E.L. Konigsburg • 1996

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

3.76

47k+

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The View from Saturday 90%

A paraplegic teacher picks four misfits for an Academic Bowl team that wins more than trophies.

by E.L. Konigsburg 1996

3.76

47k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🏆 Academic Competition 🧩 Interwoven Narratives 🫖 Cozy Gatherings 🏡 Small Town Life

The Unexpected Everything

by Morgan Matson • 2016

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

3.98

41k+

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Unexpected Everything 90%

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

by Morgan Matson 2016

3.98

41k+ ratings

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Science of Breakable Things

by Tae Keller • 2018

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

4.12

5k+

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

The Science of Breakable Things 90%

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

by Tae Keller 2018

4.12

5k+ ratings

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

Small Town Swoon

by Melanie Harlow • 2024

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

4.15

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Small Town Swoon 90%

To unlock his heart a Hollywood actor returns home igniting his sister's best friend's secret crush.

by Melanie Harlow 2024

4.15

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 💘 Childhood Crush 🤫 Secret Relationship

Because of Winn-Dixie

by Kate DiCamillo • 2000

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

4.10

281k+

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community 👵 Eccentric Elders 📖 Storytelling

Because of Winn-Dixie 89%

New in town, missing her mother, Opal adopts a stray dog who leads her to community.

by Kate DiCamillo 2000

4.10

281k+ ratings

🐕 Dog Companion 🏡 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Community 👵 Eccentric Elders 📖 Storytelling

The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt • 2007

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

4.12

48k+

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

The Wednesday Wars 89%

Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.

by Gary D. Schmidt 2007

4.12

48k+ ratings

📜 Shakespeare In School 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship 🌅 Bittersweet Coming Of Age 🏘️ 1960s Suburbia 📚 School Year Story

Because of Mr. Terupt

by Rob Buyea • 2010

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

4.35

46k+

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

Because of Mr. Terupt 89%

A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.

by Rob Buyea 2010

4.35

46k+ ratings

🏫 School Story 🗣️ Multiple Narrators 👨‍🏫 Inspirational Teacher 🤝 Classroom Community 💗 Bully Redemption

Room to Dream

by Kelly Yang • 2021

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

4.37

6k+

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

Room to Dream 92%

A corporation wants her family's motel. Seventh-grader Mia Tang has a column and something to prove.

by Kelly Yang 2021

4.37

6k+ ratings

🧳 Immigrant Experience 🌏 Cultural Identity 💔 Shifting Friendships 📰 Girl Reporter ✊ Community Resistance

The Wrong Way Home

by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

4.27

3k+

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

The Wrong Way Home 91%

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024

4.27

3k+ ratings

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

Butter

by Asako Yuzuki

A Tokyo journalist must learn to cook, eat, and desire before a killer will confess.

3.45

124k+

🧈 Female Appetite 🍽️ Food And Sensuality 🖤 Female Antihero 🗼 Contemporary Tokyo 🏠 Found Family

Butter 89%

A Tokyo journalist must learn to cook, eat, and desire before a killer will confess.

by Asako Yuzuki 2017

3.45

124k+ ratings

🧈 Female Appetite 🍽️ Food And Sensuality 🖤 Female Antihero 🗼 Contemporary Tokyo 🏠 Found Family

Là où naissent les nuages

by Annelise Heurtier • 2014

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

3.59

158

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

Là où naissent les nuages 89%

An overlooked teen travels alone to a Mongolian shelter, where a silent boy needs her.

by Annelise Heurtier 2014

3.59

158 ratings

🪞 Body Image 💔 Mother-Daughter Rift 🌍 Volunteer Abroad 🏔️ Mongolian Steppe 🔍 Secret Parentage

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 89%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Café Con Lychee

by Emery Lee • 2022

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

3.63

8k+

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

Café Con Lychee 89%

Rival sons from dueling family cafés launch a secret boba hustle that turns their feud sweet.

by Emery Lee 2022

3.63

8k+ ratings

🥐 Rivals To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🏠 Immigrant Families 🏪 Family Business 🍽️ Rival Restaurants

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

by Lindsay Currie • 2024

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

3.92

3k+

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

The Mystery of Locked Rooms 89%

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

by Lindsay Currie 2024

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family 😰 Anxiety Representation 🏚️ Abandoned Places

Mexican WhiteBoy

by Matt de la Peña • 2008

Half-Mexican, can't speak Spanish, he spends a summer in his father's barrio, looking for home.

3.85

6k+

🌗 Biracial Identity 👤 Absent Father 🤝 Unlikely Friendship ⚾ Baseball Fiction 🌴 Southern California

Mexican WhiteBoy 89%

Half-Mexican, can't speak Spanish, he spends a summer in his father's barrio, looking for home.

by Matt de la Peña 2008

3.85

6k+ ratings

🌗 Biracial Identity 👤 Absent Father 🤝 Unlikely Friendship ⚾ Baseball Fiction 🌴 Southern California

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor • 2022

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

4.21

2k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

The Language of Seabirds 89%

At the Oregon coast, a closeted boy finds a friend, a crush, and a secret code.

by Will Taylor 2022

4.21

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 💖 First Crush 🕊️ Secret Language 🌊 Seaside Town 👬 Boys In Love

Hello, Universe

by Erin Entrada Kelly • 2017

A deaf girl and psychic hunt for the shy boy a bully trapped in a well.

3.92

26k+

🦻 Deaf Protagonist 👥 Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventure 💪 Quiet Courage 🐹 Animal Companion

Hello, Universe 89%

A deaf girl and psychic hunt for the shy boy a bully trapped in a well.

by Erin Entrada Kelly 2017

3.92

26k+ ratings

🦻 Deaf Protagonist 👥 Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Neighborhood Adventure 💪 Quiet Courage 🐹 Animal Companion

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Fairfleet Affair 89%

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir 🏛️ Museum Setting 🎨 Art Forgery

The Audtion

by Maddie Ziegler • 2017

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

4.12

1k+

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Audtion 89%

A dancer uprooted to Florida must earn her place among wary teammates and ruthless rivals.

by Maddie Ziegler 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🩰 Competitive Dance 💔 New Girl Struggles ⚡ Cliques And Rivalry 🎭 Dance Team Drama 💪 Overcoming Setbacks

The Skin I'm In

by Sharon G. Flake • 2000

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

4.16

17k+

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

The Skin I'm In 89%

Bullied for dark skin, Maleeka hides in borrowed clothes. A scarred teacher challenges the mirror.

by Sharon G. Flake 2000

4.16

17k+ ratings

🎨 Colorism 💔 Toxic Friendship 📚 Mentor Teacher ✍️ Healing Through Writing 🏫 Middle School Life

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2023

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

4.02

209k+

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers Summary

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers 89%

A lonely widow finds a dead man and turns the suspects into family.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2023

4.02

209k+ ratings

🖤 Found Family 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👵 Meddling Protagonist 🌱 Grief And Healing 🤝 Unlikely Friendships

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 89%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Joined at the Joints

by Marissa Eller • 2024

An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.

4.14

717

🩺 Chronic Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love 🍞 Healing Through Food 🧠 Anxiety Representation

Joined at the Joints 89%

An arthritis support group brings two guarded teens together. Neither knows how to stay apart.

by Marissa Eller 2024

4.14

717 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 First Love 🍞 Healing Through Food 🧠 Anxiety Representation

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

577k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café 89%

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo • 2019

Her gift is cooking. Her life is motherhood. A trip to Spain asks if she can choose herself.

4.17

90k+

🤱 Teen Motherhood 👩🏽‍🍳 Culinary Dreams 🥘 Food As Love Language 🇵🇷 Afro-Latinx Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

With the Fire on High 89%

Her gift is cooking. Her life is motherhood. A trip to Spain asks if she can choose herself.

by Elizabeth Acevedo 2019

4.17

90k+ ratings

🤱 Teen Motherhood 👩🏽‍🍳 Culinary Dreams 🥘 Food As Love Language 🇵🇷 Afro-Latinx Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

by Wendy Mass • 2006

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

4.02

20k+

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🌞 Summer Quest 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor 👫 Best Friends Duo

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life Summary

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life 89%

Four lost keys, his dead dad's locked box, and one summer to open it before thirteen.

by Wendy Mass 2006

4.02

20k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Box Mystery 🌞 Summer Quest 🖤 Grief Journey 👴 Eccentric Mentor 👫 Best Friends Duo

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County

by Claire Swinarski • 2024

Esther fed mourners for decades. Now the funeral ladies must save her home.

3.69

9k+

🍽️ Food-Centered Fiction 👵 Aging And Independence 🏘️ Small Town Community 👯‍♀️ Lifelong Female Friends 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County Summary

The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County 89%

Esther fed mourners for decades. Now the funeral ladies must save her home.

by Claire Swinarski 2024

3.69

9k+ ratings

🍽️ Food-Centered Fiction 👵 Aging And Independence 🏘️ Small Town Community 👯‍♀️ Lifelong Female Friends 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Counting by 7s

by Holly Goldberg Sloan • 2013

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

4.14

88k+

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing 🌼 Quiet Resilience 👨‍🏫 Unlikely Guardian

Counting by 7s 89%

Orphaned at twelve, a plant-obsessed genius grows a new family from the strangers around her.

by Holly Goldberg Sloan 2013

4.14

88k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🧠 Neurodivergent Kid 💔 Grief And Healing 🌼 Quiet Resilience 👨‍🏫 Unlikely Guardian

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper • 2010

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

4.34

191k+

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

Out of My Mind 89%

Silent and brilliant, Melody finally speaks through a device, but the world still won't listen.

by Sharon M. Draper 2010

4.34

191k+ ratings

🤫 Underestimated Kid ♿ Living With Disability 💔 Toxic Friendship 🧑🏽‍🏫 Mentor Figure 🏆 Academic Competition

Love and Other Four-Letter Words

by Carolyn Mackler • 2000

Divorce strands Sammie in Manhattan, where a rooftop and a gentle boy help her trust love.

3.61

2k+

🏚️ Parental Divorce 🥀 Mother-Daughter Rift 🗽 New City Beginnings ☀️ Summer Transformation 🔄 Shifting Friendships

Love and Other Four-Letter Words Summary

Love and Other Four-Letter Words 89%

Divorce strands Sammie in Manhattan, where a rooftop and a gentle boy help her trust love.

by Carolyn Mackler 2000

3.61

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Parental Divorce 🥀 Mother-Daughter Rift 🗽 New City Beginnings ☀️ Summer Transformation 🔄 Shifting Friendships

Midnight at the Blackbird Café

by Heather Webber • 2019

Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.

4.04

65k+

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🥧 Culinary Magic 🕊️ Generational Healing ⚔️ Family Feud 💛 Found Family

Midnight at the Blackbird Café 89%

Anna Kate must run her dead grandmother's café, where the pies deliver messages from the grave.

by Heather Webber 2019

4.04

65k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magic 🥧 Culinary Magic 🕊️ Generational Healing ⚔️ Family Feud 💛 Found Family

Priklijuoti

by John David Anderson • 2017

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

3.90

9k+

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Priklijuoti 89%

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

by John David Anderson 2017

3.90

9k+ ratings

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

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