Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Angels Watching Over Me by Lurlene McDaniel. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
- Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Kimberly Kirberger
- Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
- Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman
- Losing Gabriel by Lurlene McDaniel
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Notes From the Dog by Gary Paulsen
- Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
- This Star Won’t Go Out by Esther Earl
- Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Year of Luminous Love by Lurlene McDaniel
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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)
