Books like Where the Heart Is
If you liked Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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The Catcher in the Rye
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye explained: Holden's weekend in New York, the phony adults, Phoebe's carousel, and why readers keep…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix explained: the D.A., Umbridge's regime, the Department of Mysteries, and the loss that changes…
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince explained: the Pensieve, Tom Riddle's past, Slughorn's memory, and the ending that sets up the last…
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire explained: the Triwizard Tournament, the graveyard, Bertha Jorkins, and the point where the series…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows explained: the hunt for Horcruxes, the Resurrection Stone, Snape's memories, and how the series ends…
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Because shares tags: coming of age, fiction.
How Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone introduces Hogwarts, the Dursleys, Quidditch, and Voldemort: the first book's plot, its quiet…
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Wish You Were Here
Because shares tag: fiction.
Diana goes to the Galapagos alone when Covid keeps her boyfriend in New York, and being stranded there forces her to rethink her job and…
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The Storyteller
Because shares tag: fiction.
Baker Sage Singer is asked by old Josef Weber to kill him for his SS past, while her grandmother Minka's war story weighs on her.
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The Other Hand
Because shares tag: fiction.
Nigerian Little Bee leaves detention after two years and reunites with Sarah O'Rourke, linked by a violent beach meeting in Nigeria.
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The Measure
Because shares tag: fiction.
Small wooden boxes arrive for every adult, each holding a string that shows life length. Eight people decide if they will open theirs.
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The Girl with All the Gifts
Because shares tag: coming of age.
Hungry girl Melanie loves myths while teacher, soldier, and scientist use her.
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Remember Me?
Because shares tag: fiction.
Lexi wakes after an accident missing three years, with a polished new life and a husband she does not recall, and must work out which parts…
