Books like Wonder
If you liked Wonder by R.J. Palacio, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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Matilda
Because shares tags: children, school, family.
Brilliant Matilda Wormwood teaches herself to read, faces her crooked parents and the fearsome Miss Trunchbull, and finds Miss Honey.
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P.S. I Still Love You
Because shares tags: family, school.
Lara Jean juggles Peter, a video scandal, and a letter from an old crush.
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Goodnight Moon
Because shares tags: children, family.
A small bunny says goodnight to each object in the green room in this 1947 bedtime classic.
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A Light in the Attic
Because shares tags: children, family.
Silverstein's attic poems and line drawings turn chores, monsters, and homework into jokes and small rebellions.
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Big Little Lies
Because shares tags: family, school.
In Pirriwee three mothers collide over school, marriage, and secrets until a trivia night death forces the truth about Perry abuse, Celeste…
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Wrong Place Wrong Time
Because shares tag: family.
Jen sees her son Todd kill a stranger, then wakes the day before, slipping back in time to stop the murder.
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Tom Lake
Because shares tag: family.
Lara tells daughters about young love with actor Peter Duke at Tom Lake.
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The Push
Because shares tag: family.
Blythe fears daughter Violet is dangerous while husband Fox doubts her.
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The Paper Palace
Because shares tag: family.
Elle faces Jonas choice at Cape Cod while assault memory returns.
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The Lorax
Because shares tag: children.
The Once-ler fells Truffula Trees for Thneed greed despite the Lorax, who speaks for the trees, warning him to stop.
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The Locked Door
Because shares tag: family.
Surgeon Nora Davis hides serial killer father while patients die.
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The Last Lecture
Because shares tag: family.
Dying professor Pausch lectures really achieving childhood dreams.
