19 Books like Wind Breaker 2

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1

by Syougo Kinugasa

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

4.11

5k+

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 Summary

Classroom of the Elite (Light Novel) Vol. 1 88%

His school pays for obedience, expels failure. He's a genius hiding as average. The class is broke.

by Syougo Kinugasa 2015

4.11

5k+ ratings

📖 Light Novel 🗾 Japanese High School 🏫 Elite Academy 📚 Academic Thriller 🧠 Hidden Genius

Homeboyz

by Alan Sitomer • 2007

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

4.34

2k+

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Homeboyz 91%

His sister killed by gangs, a teen genius must choose between revenge and saving a boy.

by Alan Sitomer 2007

4.34

2k+ ratings

🔫 Gang Drama ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🧑‍🏫 Reluctant Mentor 🏠 Found Family 💔 Broken Home

Vagabond, Vol. 1

by Takehiko Inoue • 1999

After Sekigahara, a feral swordsman roams feudal Japan seeking a strength no blade can give.

4.57

7k+

⚔️ Samurai Epic 🌊 Ronin Tale 🧘 Monk Mentor 💔 Diverging Paths 🔍 Introspective Quest

Vagabond, Vol. 1 90%

After Sekigahara, a feral swordsman roams feudal Japan seeking a strength no blade can give.

by Takehiko Inoue 1999

4.57

7k+ ratings

⚔️ Samurai Epic 🌊 Ronin Tale 🧘 Monk Mentor 💔 Diverging Paths 🔍 Introspective Quest

How Do You Live?

by Genzaburo Yoshino • 2021

A Tokyo boy's uncle fills a notebook with life lessons; cowardice puts them to the test.

3.98

19k+

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🌱 Moral Growth 👦 Boyhood Friendship 💔 Schoolyard Bullying 🏚️ Class And Poverty

How Do You Live? 88%

A Tokyo boy's uncle fills a notebook with life lessons; cowardice puts them to the test.

by Genzaburo Yoshino 2021

3.98

19k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🌱 Moral Growth 👦 Boyhood Friendship 💔 Schoolyard Bullying 🏚️ Class And Poverty

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

by Yoru Sumino • 2014

A withdrawn boy learns his classmate is dying; she asks him to be her only companion.

4.36

18k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🔀 Opposites Attract 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌱 Emotional Awakening 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas 87%

A withdrawn boy learns his classmate is dying; she asks him to be her only companion.

by Yoru Sumino 2014

4.36

18k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🔀 Opposites Attract 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🌱 Emotional Awakening 🍂 Bittersweet Ending

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 87%

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

I Had That Same Dream Again

by Yoru Sumino • 2016

A schoolgirl seeks the meaning of happiness from three mysterious women who vanish without a trace.

4.24

4k+

📖 Japanese Light Novel 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 👧 Child Protagonist 🤝 Intergenerational Bond 🍂 Bittersweet

I Had That Same Dream Again 87%

A schoolgirl seeks the meaning of happiness from three mysterious women who vanish without a trace.

by Yoru Sumino 2016

4.24

4k+ ratings

📖 Japanese Light Novel 🤔 Philosophical Fiction 👧 Child Protagonist 🤝 Intergenerational Bond 🍂 Bittersweet

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1

by Kafka Asagiri • 2014

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

4.34

4k+

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 Summary

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 88%

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

by Kafka Asagiri 2014

4.34

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

The Ring of Earth

by Chris Bradford • 2010

A hunted English samurai finds refuge among ninja whose trust he must earn to survive.

4.42

4k+

🏯 Feudal Japan 🥷 Ninja Adventure ⚔️ Samurai Training 🏘️ Hidden Village 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Ring of Earth 88%

A hunted English samurai finds refuge among ninja whose trust he must earn to survive.

by Chris Bradford 2010

4.42

4k+ ratings

🏯 Feudal Japan 🥷 Ninja Adventure ⚔️ Samurai Training 🏘️ Hidden Village 🤝 Enemies To Allies

After the Shot Drops

by Randy Ribay

To save his cousin from a gambling debt, Nasir must destroy his best friend's basketball career.

4.13

3k+

🏀 Basketball Drama 💔 Estranged Best Friends 🎓 Recruited Athlete 💰 Class Divide 🔫 Gun Violence

After the Shot Drops 87%

To save his cousin from a gambling debt, Nasir must destroy his best friend's basketball career.

by Randy Ribay 2018

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Drama 💔 Estranged Best Friends 🎓 Recruited Athlete 💰 Class Divide 🔫 Gun Violence

Scorpions

by Walter Dean Myers • 1995

A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.

3.8

3k+

🏙️ Gritty Young Adult 🔫 Gang Life 💔 Tragic Friendship 🏚️ Inner City 🌧️ Childhood Lost

Scorpions 87%

A Harlem boy inherits his brother's gang and a gun, learning their true cost.

by Walter Dean Myers 1995

3.8

3k+ ratings

🏙️ Gritty Young Adult 🔫 Gang Life 💔 Tragic Friendship 🏚️ Inner City 🌧️ Childhood Lost

The Novice

by Taran Matharu • 2015

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

4.12

37k+

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Novice 87%

An orphan illegally summons a demon and must survive a war academy ruled by ruthless nobles.

by Taran Matharu 2015

4.12

37k+ ratings

🦎 Demon Companions 🏰 Magical Boarding School 💛 Found Family ⚔️ Nobles Vs Commoners 🏆 Underdog Hero

The Recruit

by Robert Muchamore • 2004

After his mother dies, a bullied boy joins a secret agency turning children into spies.

4.23

40k+

👶 Child Spies 🏫 Spy Academy 🏕️ Survival Training 💕 Sibling Devotion 🕵️ Realistic Espionage

The Recruit 87%

After his mother dies, a bullied boy joins a secret agency turning children into spies.

by Robert Muchamore 2004

4.23

40k+ ratings

👶 Child Spies 🏫 Spy Academy 🏕️ Survival Training 💕 Sibling Devotion 🕵️ Realistic Espionage

Unsouled

by Will Wight • 2016

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

4.14

58k+

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

Unsouled 86%

An outcast born without magic sees his valley's destruction. To prevent it, he must first escape.

by Will Wight 2016

4.14

58k+ ratings

🎮 Progression Fantasy 🌱 Cultivation Magic 💪 Underdog Hero 🤝 Reluctant Allies ✨ Divine Intervention

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1

by Daisuke Aizawa

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

4.23

2k+

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 Summary

The Eminence in Shadow (Light Novel), Volume 1 86%

Reincarnated with magic, a boy invents a shadow conspiracy for fun, only to find it real.

by Daisuke Aizawa 2018

4.23

2k+ ratings

🌏 Isekai Fantasy 🏫 Magic Academy 💪 Overpowered Protagonist 🎭 Secret Mastermind 🕶️ Secret Identity

The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1

by Nakaba Suzuki • 2013

Seven knights, framed for murder. The one witness: a princess watched by a witch's creature.

4.13

8k+

🗡️ Shonen Adventure ⚔️ Arthurian Fantasy 🏷️ Framed Heroes 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌑 Dark Fantasy Tone

The Seven Deadly Sins, Vol. 1 88%

Seven knights, framed for murder. The one witness: a princess watched by a witch's creature.

by Nakaba Suzuki 2013

4.13

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Shonen Adventure ⚔️ Arthurian Fantasy 🏷️ Framed Heroes 💔 Forbidden Romance 🌑 Dark Fantasy Tone

Early Years

by TurtleMe • 2016

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

4.32

11k+

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Early Years 88%

A fallen king reborn as a baby must master magic to protect his new family.

by TurtleMe 2016

4.32

11k+ ratings

🏔️ Progression Fantasy 🌍 Isekai 🧒 Child Prodigy 🏫 Magical Academy 🐉 Dragon Bond

Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1

by Kentaro Miura • 2019

A giant warrior defends his fortress from an empire while his closest friend plots to destroy him.

4.61

19k+

⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy 🔥 Found Family 💔 Friendship Betrayed 👹 Demonic Pact 🖤 Doomed Romance

Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 86%

A giant warrior defends his fortress from an empire while his closest friend plots to destroy him.

by Kentaro Miura 2019

4.61

19k+ ratings

⚔️ Grimdark Fantasy 🔥 Found Family 💔 Friendship Betrayed 👹 Demonic Pact 🖤 Doomed Romance

Heaven

by Mieko Kawakami • 2009

Two outcasts pass secret notes in class, building a hidden world that feels like the only salvation.

3.78

92k+

🖊️ Epistolary Friendship 🤝 Outsider Solidarity ✊ Bullying Survivor 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏫 School Cruelty

Heaven 86%

Two outcasts pass secret notes in class, building a hidden world that feels like the only salvation.

by Mieko Kawakami 2009

3.78

92k+ ratings

🖊️ Epistolary Friendship 🤝 Outsider Solidarity ✊ Bullying Survivor 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🏫 School Cruelty

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