Biblio File
Young Adult New York Times Read Alikes: July 26, 2015
#1 Recommendations. For readers who enjoyed PAPER TOWNS, by John Green, here are more novels about strong female protagonists:
- Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown
- Just One Day by Gayle Forman
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
#2 Recommendations. For readers who enjoyed LOOKING FOR ALASKA, by John Green, here are more novels about people who change your life:
- All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
- The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
- Winger by Andrew Smith
#3 Recommendations. For readers who enjoyed ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, by Jesse Andrews, here are young adult novels that deal with illness:
- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
- The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
- This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl by Esther Earl
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Every day by David Levithan
#4 Recommendations. For readers who enjoyed THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak, try these novels that deal with great courage of young people and tragedy:
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
- Maus : a survivor's tale By Art Spiegelman
#5 Recommendations. For readers who enjoyed MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs, more novels about children who are on their own:
- Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
- The Night Gardener A Scary Story by Jonathan Auxier
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