18 books like The goodbye summer

What to read after The goodbye summer — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The bent twig Dorothy Canfield Fisher · 1915 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Unlike other young women of her generation, who were "bred up from childhood to sit behind tea-tables and say the right things to tea-drinkers," Sylvia Marshall - the "twig" of this novel - was reared to think for herself and to trust her own instincts and experience. This, coupled with her passionate temperament, makes Sylvia a compelling figure as she resists efforts to mold her with every… Shares: Young women, Family, Families

Spinning-wheel stories Louisa May Alcott · 1884 · ★ 3.7 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A collection of twelve heart warming stories for children. Premise: a winter storm forces a family, who have gathered for the winter holidays, to stay inside and listen to their grandmothers stories. Shares: Conduct of life, Family, Families

The Circles Kerry Armstrong · 2006 · ★ 4.4 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Kerry Armstrong's The Circles is an indispensable guide Kerry Armstrong to help you sort through your feelings. Creating a spiritual journey of self-reflection, The Circles gives you the opportunity to examine -- without judgment -- how you feel about the people in your life and where they fall within your seven circles, or seven tribes. The wonderful thing about The Circles is that they are… Shares: Self-perception, Interpersonal relations

The Glory of Hera Philip Slater · 1968 · ★ 4.0 · 543p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Shares: Family, Women, Families

Organise Your Family Nicole Avery · 2013 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Family life can be chaotic— whether you have one child or five.Organise Your Family will show you how to introduce routine, plan your meals and get the family finances in order.Learn how to organise your family chaos and have time left over to actually enjoy being a parent.Nicole Avery is the master organiser behind popular blog ‘Planning with Kids’, where she shares tips and tricks to organising… Shares: Interpersonal relations, Family, Families

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Chris Crutcher · 1993 · ★ 3.9 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The daily class discussions about the nature of man, the existence of God, abortion, organized religion, suicide and other contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help. Shares: Self-perception, Interpersonal relations, Conduct of life, Friendship

Marriage in motion Richard Schwartz · 2000 · 219p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A gothic novel in the grand tradition of the nineteenth century—set in '90s Belgium—by the bestselling author of I Who Have Never Known Men.An architect returning home from a business trip is stranded when his car breaks down. It is midnight. In the distance he sees a wrought-iron gate, and behind it, a beautiful, crumbling mansion that seems to belong to a different time. For a steep fee, he is… Shares: Family relationships, Interpersonal relations, Family

Harriet Spies Again Helen Ericson · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 230p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Harriet M. Welsch is up to her old spying tricks when her beloved nanny Ole Golly, who had married and moved to Montreal, returns without her husband, Harriet's friend Sport announces he has a crush on a schoolmate, and the people across the street appear to be holding a child hostage. Shares: Interpersonal relations, Family, Families, Friendship

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson · 1985 · ★ 4.0 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Shares: Family relationships, Family, Families

A searching heart Janette Oke · 1998 · ★ 4.2 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In this bestselling novel, Virginia must learn the priorities that God has in mind for her as she makes plans for college. Shares: Young women, Friendship

The Chronology of Water Lidia Yuknavitch · 2011 · ★ 4.2 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned artist. In writing that explores the nature of memoir itself, her story traces the effect of extreme grief on a young woman's developing sexuality that some define as untraditional… Shares: Interpersonal relations, Young women, Family, Women

Strangers in paradise Terry Moore · 1996 · ★ 3.5 · 107p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Years before David met Katchoo, he was a ruthless gang member named Yousaka Takahashi who was destined to head the American Yukuza. One day, he discovered guilt and remorse, and started down the path that would make him a mild-mannered artist named David. Shares: Interpersonal relations, Young women, Women

The silver spoon John Galsworthy · 1921 · ★ 4.1 · 315p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Books for All Kinds of Readers Read HowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead are optimized by increasing the font size and spacing between the words and the letters. We partner with leading publishers around the globe. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new… Shares: Family, Families

Breakfast at Tiffany's Truman Capote · 1956 · ★ 4.0 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Published with three short stories this novella cemented Capote’s position at the forefront of American literature. It is the story of a friendship between New York neighbours, good time girl Holly Golightly and the unnamed male narrator. Shares: Interpersonal relations, Young women, Conduct of life

The Tender Years Janette Oke · 1997 · ★ 4.1 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Virginia is a young girl becoming slowly but surly a very beautiful young women. But during her tender years she is involved in conflicts between friends, right and wrong, and wondering what to do during circumstances. When her friend, Jenny Wood, is always coming up with plans and harmless gags, to trick people, Virginia must make a decision about what to do. Virginia's efforts to convert Jenny… Shares: Grandmothers, Friendship

Girlosophy Anthea Paul · 2000 · ★ 4.3 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate “Girlosophy” is a new way of thinking about life that captures the spirit of being a woman in the 21st century. This book is a blueprint for young women seeking to find their own individual truth. It explains all a person needs to know to become a “girlosopher”: an open heart and an open mind, a direct and honest approach, the courage to fail, and an understanding of the spirit within. Yoga,… Shares: Self-perception, Young women, Conduct of life

Mockingbird Kathryn Erskine · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is confusing. That's the stuff Caitlin's older brother, Devon, has always explained. But now Devon's dead and Dad is no help at all. Caitlin wants to get over it, but as an eleven-year-old girl with Asperger's, she doesn't know how. When she reads the definition of closure, she realizes that is what she… Shares: Family relationships, Families

A Mother's Reckoning Sue Klebold · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In a matter of minutes, they killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded twenty-four others before taking their own lives. For the last sixteen years, Sue Klebold, Dylan's mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. How could her child, the promising young… Shares: Family relationships, Women

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