7 Best memoir books like You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys

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You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different a…

If you liked the memoir plot in You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

By: Gretchen Rubin

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project discovers a surprising path to a … read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Rubin's Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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2. Nigeria Jones

By: Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Nigeria Jones book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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3. Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

By: Neal Shusterman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Neal Shusterman presents a graphic novel exploring the Holocaust through… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
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4. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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5. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • memoir
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6. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
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7. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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8. 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

By: Jami Attenberg

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by Jami Attenberg’s wildly popular literary movement #1000WordsofSummer, this writer’s gui… read more

Similar categories in Jami Attenberg's 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • how to
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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9. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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10. How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith

4.19

Format: 345 pages, Hardcover

Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in vers… read more

Similar categories in Tony Keith's How the Boogeyman Became a Poet book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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11. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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12. All the Fighting Parts

By: Hannah V. Sawyerr

4.44

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah V. Sawyerr's All the Fighting Parts book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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13. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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14. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • memoir
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15. Saints of the Household

By: Ari Tison

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more

Similar categories in Ari Tison's Saints of the Household book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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16. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

By: Dashka Slater

4.30

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more

Similar categories in Dashka Slater's Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • education
  • audiobook
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17. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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18. Artifice

By: Sharon Cameron

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Cameron's Artifice book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
Cover of Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney

19. Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

By: Jerry Pinkney

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing … read more

Similar categories in Jerry Pinkney's Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • memoir
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20. Give Me a Sign

By: Anna Sortino

4.11

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's Give Me a Sign book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
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21. The Gulf

By: Adam de Souza

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Staring down the final days of high school, a group of friends runs away from home in order to join… read more

Similar categories in Adam de Souza's The Gulf book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

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22. Gather

By: Kenneth M. Cadow

4.43

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth M. Cadow's Gather book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

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23. You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different a… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • self help
  • memoir
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • how to
  • adult
  • education
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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24. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

Similar categories in Kathy MacLeod's Continental Drifter book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • memoir
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25. Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland

By: Ævar Þór Benediktsson

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a … read more

Similar categories in Ævar Þór Benediktsson's Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
Cover of Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself by Monica Edinger

26. Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

By: Monica Edinger

4.04

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their per… read more

Similar categories in Monica Edinger's Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • memoir
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27. For Lamb

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful histori… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's For Lamb book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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28. All You Have to Do

By: Autumn Allen

4.09

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Powerful, thought-provoking, and heartfelt, this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a grippin… read more

Similar categories in Autumn Allen's All You Have to Do book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • audiobook
"Pretending that race isn't a thing anymore is actually another way of being racist."

-Autumn Allen, All You Have to Do

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29. Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day

By: Stephen Guise

3.95

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Experience the ultimate habit formation strategy. No two days are the same. By making your habits … read more

Similar categories in Stephen Guise's Elastic Habits: How to Create Smarter Habits That Adapt to Your Day book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. Sueños entre cenizas (Lágrimas de polvo rojo, #2)

By: María Suré

3.90

Format: 420 pages, ebook

El equipo de Lágrimas de polvo rojo, la anterior novela de María Suré, se enfrenta en esta ocasión … read more

Similar categories in María Suré's Sueños entre cenizas (Lágrimas de polvo rojo, #2) book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

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31. The Gray

By: Chris Baron

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Gray is a sensitively told middle grade story from Chris Baron about living with anxiety and fi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Baron's The Gray book and Ruta Sepetys's You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory

  • middle grade
  • audiobook

20 Top audiobook books like You: The Story: A Writer's Guide to Craft Through Memory by Ruta Sepetys

Transform Your Habits

Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World

Gretchen Rubin

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Labors of Hercules Beal

Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

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18 must-read middle grade books like Sunshine: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Transform Your Habits

Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust

Neal Shusterman

4.14

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

Thien Pham

4.29

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