Books like…

Books Like Stargirl

by Jerry Spinelli · about this book

Loved Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli? If its series, female lead and first person narrator hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with A Wrinkle in Time, The Catcher in the Rye and Marked. 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 Stargirl: Series · Female Lead · First Person Narrator · Teen Protagonist · Belonging

1. 

   A Wrinkle in Time

   Madeleine L'Engle

   Belonging · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Uplifting · Rebellion Against Authority

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2. 

   The Catcher in the Rye

   Jerome David Salinger

   Bildungsroman · Boarding School · Teen Protagonist · Belonging · Coming of Age

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3. 

   Marked

   P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

   Teen Protagonist · Bullying · Boarding School · Belonging · Coming of Age

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4. 

   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

   J. K. Rowling

   Belonging · Charming · Coming of Age · Boarding School · Self-Discovery

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5. 

   Better Than the Movies

   Lynn Painter

   First Love · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · First Person Narrator · Coming of Age

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6. 

   The Summer I Turned Pretty

   Jenny Han

   First Love · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Young Adult

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7. 

   Threadneedle

   Cari Thomas

   Coming of Age · First Love · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Whimsical

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8. 

   Will Grayson, Will Grayson

   John Green, David Levithan

   First Love · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · First Person Narrator

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9. 

   To Shape a Dragon's Breath

   Moniquill Blackgoose

   Boarding School · Coming of Age · Belonging · Teen Protagonist · Rebellion Against Authority

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10. 

    A Kind of Spark

    Elle McNicoll

    Bullying · Belonging · Rebellion Against Authority · Self-Discovery · First Person Narrator

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11. 

    Rules

    Cynthia Lord

    Belonging · Coming of Age · First Love · Charming · First Person Narrator

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12. 

    Eclipse

    Stephenie Meyer

    First Love · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Young Adult

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13. 

    Graceling

    Kristin Cashore

    Self-Discovery · Coming of Age · Rebellion Against Authority · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult

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14. 

    The Secret Life of Bees

    Sue Monk Kidd

    Belonging · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Self-Discovery · First Person Narrator

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15. 

    Way of the Argosi

    Sebastien de Castell

    Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Young Adult · First Person Narrator

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16. 

    Assassin's Apprentice

    Robin Hobb

    Bildungsroman · Belonging · Bullying · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator

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17. 

    Lirael

    Garth Nix

    Belonging · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist · Self-Discovery · Young Adult

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18. 

    The List of Things That Will Not Change

    Rebecca Stead

    Coming of Age · Belonging · Self-Discovery · Charming · First Person Narrator

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19. 

    The Black Witch

    Laurie Forest

    Bullying · Self-Discovery · Belonging · Young Adult · First Person Narrator

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20. 

    Red: A Crayon's Story

    Michael Hall

    Belonging · Charming · Self-Discovery · Bullying · Whimsical

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