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A quiet, intimate window into the changing seasons and shifting heart of a 19th-century girl. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Gathering of Days.
- quiet
- pastoral
- bittersweet
- contemplative
- 01
Amelia's notebook
Marissa Moss
An intimate, doodle-filled peek into the unfiltered mind of a nine-year-old navigating the messy transitions of childhood.
- 02
The year of Janie's diary
Donna Balcombe
An intimate, time-capsule confession of mid-century adolescence that captures the universal growing pains of leaving childhood behind.
- 03
A Journey to the New World
Kathryn Lasky · 1996
An intimate, first-hand glimpse into the hopes and hardships of a historic voyage, told through the earnest diary entries of a young girl.
- 04
Up a road slowly
Irene Hunt
A quiet, deeply felt journey through the bittersweet years of growing up, anchored by the steady love of an unconventional family.
- 05
Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman · 1994
A fiercely funny, flea-bitten diary of a medieval teenager fighting tooth and nail for the right to choose her own destiny.
- 06
Dreams In The Golden Country
Kathryn Lasky · 1998
An intimate, diary-style window into the hopes, growing pains, and bustling reality of a young immigrant's new life.
- 07
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Elizabeth George Speare
A spirited outsider fights to keep her vibrant soul alive in a gray, unforgiving world.
- 08
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Newton Peck · 1988
A stark, deeply moving portrait of boyhood innocence colliding with the unforgiving demands of rural survival.
- 09
The Hired Girl
Laura Amy Schlitz
A warm, funny, and deeply intimate diary of a girl writing her own ticket to a bigger, brighter world.
- 10
Hold Still
Nina LaCour
A tender, aching exploration of the quiet spaces left behind by loss, and the slow, messy art of learning to breathe again.
- 11
Diary of a teenage Girl
Melody Carlson
An intimate, faith-filled glimpse into the everyday struggles and spiritual awakenings of a high schooler finding her place in the world.
- 12
My America
Patricia Hermes
An intimate, diary-style window into the harsh realities and quiet hopes of early American settlement through a child's eyes.
