2023 DCL Reading Challenge: Modern Readalike of a Classic

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All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. All-new challenge items to inspire you to read more and have fun! Read any of the titles on this list to get a step closer to finishing our 2023 challenge and winning a prize. Show less

Homegoing

by Gyasi, Yaa

Book - 2016

The story of a single bloodline across seven generations, beginning with Ghanaian half-sisters. A readalike for "Roots" and "Heart of Darkness." The story of a single bloodline across seven generations, beginning with Ghanaian half-sisters. A readalike for "Roots" and "Heart of Darkness." Show less

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Sex and Vanity

A Novel

by Kwan, Kevin

Book - 2020

A novel inspired by E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View." Nineteen-year-old Lucie Churchill, daughter of a Chinese American mother and blue-blood New York father, travels to Capri for a wedding. A novel inspired by E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View." Nineteen-year-old Lucie Churchill, daughter of a Chinese American mother and blue-blood New York father, travels to Capri for a wedding. Show less

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Demon Copperhead

A Novel

by Kingsolver, Barbara

Book - 2022

A boy born to a single, teenage mother grows up tough in Appalachia, demonstrating a remarkable capacity for surviving while balancing athletic triumph and addiction. A boy born to a single, teenage mother grows up tough in Appalachia, demonstrating a remarkable capacity for surviving while balancing athletic triumph and addiction. Show less

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Ayesha at Last

by Jalaluddin, Uzma

Book - 2019

In this excellent modern retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," aspiring poet Ayesha Shamsi juggles her dreams and the expectations of Toronto's Indian-Muslim community. In this excellent modern retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," aspiring poet Ayesha Shamsi juggles her dreams and the expectations of Toronto's Indian-Muslim community. Show less

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The Song of Achilles

by Miller, Madeline

Book - 2012

All the drama of "The Iliad" with a 21st century understanding of war, sexual politics, and heroism. All the drama of "The Iliad" with a 21st century understanding of war, sexual politics, and heroism. Show less

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Mexican Gothic

by Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

Book - 2020

In the 1950s, Noemí, a flirtatious socialite and college student, travels from Mexico City to rescue her cousin Catalina from the nightmarish High Place, a remote Mexican mountain villa. In the 1950s, Noemí, a flirtatious socialite and college student, travels from Mexico City to rescue her cousin Catalina from the nightmarish High Place, a remote Mexican mountain villa. Show less

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For the Wolf

by Whitten, Hannah

Book - 2021

This retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" is dark, emotional, and filled with action. This retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" is dark, emotional, and filled with action. Show less

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These Violent Delights

by Gong, Chloe

Book - 2020

A fantastical reinterpretation of "Romeo and Juliet" set in 1920s Shanghai. This one is followed by its sequel "Our Violent Ends." A fantastical reinterpretation of "Romeo and Juliet" set in 1920s Shanghai. This one is followed by its sequel "Our Violent Ends." Show less

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A Novel

by Sittenfeld, Curtis

Book - 2016

Lizzy Bennett returns to her Ohio hometown with her sister Jane when their father falls ill. A delightful modern-day retelling of "Pride and Prejudice"! Lizzy Bennett returns to her Ohio hometown with her sister Jane when their father falls ill. A delightful modern-day retelling of "Pride and Prejudice"! Show less

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This Tender Land

A Novel

by Krueger, William Kent

Book - 2019

Four orphans escape a boys’ home in Depression-era Minnesota, traveling downriver in search of a new future. An epic journey of how we become who we want and need to be. Four orphans escape a boys’ home in Depression-era Minnesota, traveling downriver in search of a new future. An epic journey of how we become who we want and need to be. Show less

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