Books like…

Books Like Smile

by Raina Telgemeier · about this book

Loved Smile by Raina Telgemeier? If its graphic novel & manga, female lead and coming of age hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story, The Secret Life of Bees and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. 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 Smile: Graphic Novel & Manga · Female Lead · Coming of Age · Memoir & Biography · Middle Grade

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   Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story

   Debbie Tung

   Graphic Novel & Manga · Illustrated Book · Memoir & Biography · Belonging · Self-Discovery

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   The Secret Life of Bees

   Sue Monk Kidd

   Coming of Age · Belonging · Female Friendship · Teen Protagonist · Heartwarming

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   Will Grayson, Will Grayson

   John Green, David Levithan

   Identity Formation · Coming of Age · Teenagers · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery

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4. 

   The List of Things That Will Not Change

   Rebecca Stead

   Middle Grade · Coming of Age · Belonging · Heartwarming · Self-Discovery

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   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Coming of Age · Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist · Teenagers · Belonging

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   A Kind of Spark

   Elle McNicoll

   Bullying · Middle Grade · Belonging · Heartwarming · Self-Discovery

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   The Moth Keeper

   K. O'Neill

   Graphic Novel & Manga · Middle Grade · Belonging · Illustrated Book · Self-Discovery

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8. 

   The Diary of a Young Girl

   Anne Frank

   Autobiography · Coming of Age · Memoir & Biography · Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist

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9. 

   I Left the House Today!

   Cassandra Calin

   Graphic Novel & Manga · Illustrated Book · Body Image · Memoir & Biography · Hopeful

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10. 

    The School for Good and Evil

    Soman Chainani

    Identity Formation · Middle Grade · Female Friendship · Body Image · Teen Protagonist

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11. 

    Rules

    Cynthia Lord

    Middle Grade · Belonging · Coming of Age · Heartwarming · Hopeful

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12. 

    Red: A Crayon's Story

    Michael Hall

    Illustrated Book · Belonging · Identity Formation · Heartwarming · Self-Discovery

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13. 

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    Lyman Frank Baum

    Middle Grade · Self-Discovery · Belonging · Heartwarming · Illustrated Book

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14. 

    Ham On Rye

    Charles Bukowski

    Bullying · Body Image · Coming of Age · Belonging · Memoir & Biography

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    Way of the Argosi

    Sebastien de Castell

    Coming of Age · Identity Formation · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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16. 

    Lavender Clouds: Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health

    Bex Ollerton

    Graphic Novel & Manga · Illustrated Book · Heartwarming · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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17. 

    Becoming

    Michelle Obama

    Autobiography · Memoir & Biography · Identity Formation · Self-Discovery · Hopeful

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18. 

    Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously

    Adam Ellis

    Graphic Novel & Manga · Memoir & Biography · Illustrated Book · Heartwarming · Self-Discovery

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19. 

    Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

    Michelle Zauner

    Memoir & Biography · Identity Formation · Belonging · Female Lead · Coming of Age

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20. 

    The Wild Robot

    Peter Brown

    Middle Grade · Belonging · Illustrated Book · Heartwarming · Hopeful

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