Jodi-Picoult Read-alike Suggestions

Try these books if you're looking for:

• Jodi Picoult read-alikes
• Well-written literary stories
• Strong characterization

Before You Know Kindness
By Chris Bohjalian
F BOHJALIAN
After a decade of spending the delightful summer week at their country house in New Hampshire, the members of the extended Seton family are confronted by a terrible accident when a partially loaded hunting rifle in the wrong hands leads to tragedy, testing the values, convictions, and relationships that hold the family together.

Speak
By Laurie Halse Anderson
YA F ANDERSON
A traumatic event in the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year of high school.

The Truth About Forever
By Sarah Dessen
YA F DESSEN
The summer following her father's death, Macy plans to work at the library and wait for her brainy boyfriend to return from camp, but instead she goes to work at a catering business where she makes new friends and finally faces her grief.

The Knitting Circle
By Ann Hood
F HOOD
Grieving over the sudden loss of her only child, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, whose members not only teach her a variety of knitting techniques but also valuable lessons about friendship, love, and redemption.