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Books Like An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green · about this book

Loved An Abundance of Katherines by John Green? If its young adult, funny and teenagers hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Catcher in the Rye, 10 Blind Dates and Better Than the Movies. 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 An Abundance of Katherines: Young Adult · Funny · Teenagers · Male Lead · First Heartbreak

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   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Teenagers · Dry Humor

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   10 Blind Dates

   Ashley Elston

   First Heartbreak · Teenagers · Lighthearted · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult

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   Better Than the Movies

   Lynn Painter

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Romantic Comedy · Teenagers · Lighthearted

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   Gather

   Kenneth M. Cadow

   Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Self-Discovery · Finding Purpose

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5. 

   High Fidelity

   Nick Hornby

   Self-Deprecating Humor · First Heartbreak · Dialogue-Heavy · Character-Driven · Dry Humor

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6. 

   The Summer I Turned Pretty

   Jenny Han

   Teenagers · Summer Vibes · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult

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   Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

   Brandon Sanderson

   Finding Purpose · Self-Discovery · Charming · Dry Humor · Hopeful

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8. 

   Swordheart

   T. Kingfisher

   Dialogue-Heavy · Lighthearted · Charming · Dry Humor · Witty Banter

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9. 

   Pride and Prejudice

   Jane Austen

   Dry Humor · Dialogue-Heavy · Charming · Witty Banter · Character-Driven

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10. 

    Way of the Argosi

    Sebastien de Castell

    Coming of Age · Identity Formation · Self-Discovery · Teen Protagonist · Character-Driven

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11. 

    They Both Die at the End

    Adam Silvera

    Finding Purpose · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Teenagers · Contemporary Fiction

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12. 

    Becoming Ted

    Matt Cain

    Self-Discovery · Finding Purpose · Charming · Contemporary Fiction · Male Lead

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13. 

    The Other Bennet Sister

    Janice Hadlow

    Finding Purpose · Self-Discovery · Charming · Character-Driven · Coming of Age

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14. 

    The Phantom Tollbooth

    Norton Juster

    Mathematics · Charming · Finding Purpose · Self-Discovery · Funny

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15. 

    Taran Wanderer

    Lloyd Alexander

    Finding Purpose · Self-Discovery · Coming of Age · Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist

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16. 

    Tilly in Technicolor

    Mazey Eddings

    Summer Vibes · Romantic Comedy · Self-Discovery · Contemporary Fiction · Hopeful

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17. 

    Jemima J

    Jane Green

    Self-Deprecating Humor · Romantic Comedy · Self-Discovery · Contemporary Fiction · Lighthearted

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18. 

    Talking to Dragons

    Patricia C. Wrede

    Lighthearted · Charming · Dry Humor · Teen Protagonist · Funny

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19. 

    The Wedding People

    Alison Espach

    Summer Vibes · Finding Purpose · Character-Driven · Contemporary Fiction · Funny

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20. 

    No Offense

    Meg Cabot

    Romantic Comedy · Summer Vibes · Contemporary Fiction · Charming · Lighthearted

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