18 books like Mockingbird

What to read after Mockingbird — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Alice in April Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 170p · ≈ 5h · Moderate While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother. Shares Girls, Family life, Families, Schools

Perfect Girl Mary Hogan · 2007 · ★ 3.4 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Out of the blue, Ruthie has fallen in love with the boy next door, Perry. He's suddenly grown up and made her heart go thwang, and Ruthie has no idea what to do about it.Then a new girl shows up at school, and Ruthie realizes she has to do something, and fast. Jenna is perfect, from her perfectly straight hair to her perfectly manicured toes. Perry's noticed her, too, and worse, Jenna has noticed… Shares Girls, Family life, Families, Young Adult

Sami and the time of the troubles Florence Parry Heide · 1992 · 40p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street. Shares Family life, Families

Brother

Brother Ania Ahlborn · 2015 · ★ 3.9 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it's served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don't knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what's buried in the Morrows' backyard. But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isn't like the rest of his family. He doesn't take… Shares Brothers, Families

Bröderna Lejonhjärta Astrid Lindgren · 1973 · ★ 4.5 · 227p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come. Shares Brothers, Death

I'll Give You the Sun Jandy Nelson · 2014 · ★ 4.2 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three… Shares Death, Family life, Families, Young Adult

Solitaire Alice Oseman · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Moderate 'I don't ever remember not being serious. As far as I'm concerned, I came out of the womb spouting cynicism and wishing for rain.' My name is Tori Spring. I like the sleep and I like to blog. Last year I had friends. Things were very different, I guess, but that's all over now. Now there's Solitaire. And Michael Holden. I don't know what Solitaire are trying to do. And I don't care… Shares Family relationships, Schools, Young Adult

The Italian Girl Iris Murdoch · 1964 · ★ 4.1 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life.Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant, the ever-changing Italian girl, who has always 'a second mother' This particular return to mother holds some surprises for Edmund. Shares Brothers, Families

The Outsiders S. E. Hinton · 1967 · ★ 4.3 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs… Shares Brothers, Family life, Families, Young Adult

The Third Wheel Jeff Kinney · 2003 · ★ 4.5 · 218p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Love is in the air - but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. An unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves… Shares Family life, Families, Schools

Robots go wild! James Patterson · 2015 · ★ 4.3 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"-- Shares Family life, Families, Schools

A Land More Kind Than Home

A Land More Kind Than Home Wiley Cash · 2012 · ★ 4.0 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate An adventurous and precocious boy, Jess Hall is very protective of his older brother, Christopher, a mute whom everyone calls Stump. Though their mother has warned them not to snoop on grown-ups, Stump can't help sneaking a look at something he's not supposed to — an act that will have catastrophic repercussions, shattering both his world and Jess's. It's a wrenching event that thrusts Jess… Shares Brothers

We Need New Names NoViolet Bulawayo · 2013 · ★ 3.8 · 301p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Whenever foreigners visit Paradise they always ask Darling and her friends to smile for the camera. Here are some of the things Darling and her friends have to smile about: stealing guavas, gifts from NGOs, singing Lady Gaga at the tops of their voices. But they all want to go to the real paradise in America or Britain. Shares Girls, Family life, Families

A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1905 · ★ 4.2 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a… Shares Girls, Schools, Young Adult

Blankets Craig Thompson · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 587p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Loosely based on the author's life, chronicling his journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the people, experiences, and beliefs that he encountered along the way. Shares Brothers, Family life, Families

Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants Louise Rennison · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The further confessions of teenaged Georgia Nicolson continue as, among other things, she begins to wonder if Robbie is really the right boy for her. Shares Family life, Families, Young Adult

The Little Friend Donna Tartt · 2000 · ★ 3.5 · 576p · ≈ 19h · Moderate A young girl with a brother murdered years ago decides to find and punish his killer. Shares Brothers, Girls, Death

Scarlett fever Maureen Johnson · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Fifteen-year-old Scarlett, who is beginning to get over her break-up with Eric, stays busy as assistant to her theatrical-agent friend who is not only promoting Scarlett's brother Spencer, but also a new client whose bad-boy brother has transferred to Scarlett's school. Shares Family life, Families, Schools, Young Adult

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