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VPL -Books Just For You -For a Reader Who Likes A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Circe, and The Vinyl Cafe

This Books Just For you personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader with an interest in biography, fantasy, historical fiction, humor, and more. Several of the books on this list are available in both print and eBook formats.

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  • This humorous account of being a country veterinarian in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s is a classic comfort read. First in a series.
    eBook, 2013London : Pan, 2013.
  • A historical fantasy novel based on Russian folklore. First in a trilogy.
    eBook, 2017New York : Del Rey, 2017.
  • Behind the Beautiful Forevers

    [Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity]

    Boo, Katherine
    Suggested because you like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
    eBook, 2012New York : Random House, [2012]
  • While a fictional novel rather then a autobiography, this book may appeal to readers who like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
    eBook, 2017Macmillan Publishers, 2017.
  • While it is a historical novel rather then an autobiography, this book may appeal to readers who like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019]
  • The Jeeves and Wooster stories are classics of the humor genre. This book contains several short stories including one about how Jeeves came to be in Wooster's employment.
    Book, 2003New York : Overlook Press, 2003, c1925.
  • A collection of stories by Robin McKinley, whose writing included numerous fairy tale retellings and often has a dreamlike quality.
    eBook, 2014New York, NY : Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., 2014.
  • This biography is suggested because you like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
    eBook, 2014New York : Scribner, 2014.
  • The final novel of award winning fantasy and science fiction writer Ursula K. LeGuin is told from the perspective of Lavinia, a character in the Aeneid who had no lines in the original work.
    eBook, 2009Boston : Mariner Books, 2009.
  • While a novel rather then an autobiography, this novel about growing up in Italy may appeal to readers who like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. First in a series.
    eBook, 2020Open Road Integrated Media, 2020.
  • A historical fantasy novel that retells Arthurian legend from the perspective of the female characters.
    eBook, 1982New York : Del Rey/Ballantine Pub. Group, c1982.
  • A fantasy novel that draws on Norse mythology.
    eBook, 2021Penguin Group (USA), Incorporated, 2021.