Books like…

Books Like A Painted House

by John Grisham · about this book

Loved A Painted House by John Grisham? If its coming of age, child narrator and rural farm hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with To Kill a Mockingbird, The Outsiders and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A Painted House: Coming of Age · Child Narrator · Rural Farm · Nostalgic · American South

1. 

   To Kill a Mockingbird

   Harper Lee

   Child Narrator · American South · Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · Nostalgic

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   The Outsiders

   S.E. Hinton

   Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · Working-Class Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Bittersweet

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   The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

   Mark Twain

   Child Narrator · American South · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Teen Protagonist

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4. 

   Gather

   Kenneth M. Cadow

   Working-Class Protagonist · Coming of Age · Rural Farm · Bittersweet · Male Lead

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5. 

   As I Lay Dying

   William Faulkner

   American South · Rural Farm · Large Family · Working-Class Protagonist · Child Narrator

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6. 

   The Other Side of the Bridge

   Mary Lawson

   Rural Farm · Coming of Age · Bittersweet · Loss of Innocence · Historical Fiction

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7. 

   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · Male Lead · Nostalgic · First Person Narrator

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8. 

   Demon Copperhead

   Barbara Kingsolver

   American South · Coming of Age · Working-Class Protagonist · Male Lead · First Person Narrator

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9. 

   Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

   Rebecca Wells

   American South · Nostalgic · Multigenerational Family · Character-Driven · Bittersweet

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10. 

    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    Robert Dugoni

    Coming of Age · Nostalgic · Male Lead · Character-Driven · Literary Fiction

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11. 

    Cutting for Stone

    Abraham Verghese

    Multigenerational Family · Historical Fiction · Coming of Age · Character-Driven · Bittersweet

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12. 

    Great Expectations

    Charles Dickens

    Coming of Age · Working-Class Protagonist · Bittersweet · First Person Narrator · Character-Driven

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13. 

    The Secret Life of Bees

    Sue Monk Kidd

    American South · Coming of Age · Historical Fiction · First Person Narrator · Teen Protagonist

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14. 

    Malas

    Marcela Fuentes

    Multigenerational Family · American South · Character-Driven · Coming of Age · Bittersweet

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15. 

    Never Let Me Go

    Kazuo Ishiguro

    Loss of Innocence · Nostalgic · First Person Narrator · Coming of Age · Bittersweet

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16. 

    The Giver

    Lois Lowry

    Rite of Passage · Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Bittersweet

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17. 

    The Unmaking of June Farrow

    Adrienne Young

    American South · Multigenerational Family · Rural Farm · Bittersweet · First Person Narrator

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18. 

    The Dead Don't Dance

    Charles Martin

    American South · Rural Farm · Character-Driven · Bittersweet · First Person Narrator

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19. 

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Bittersweet · Character-Driven

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20. 

    The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Teen Protagonist

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