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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I tend to have more "literary" taste in literature (sorry, I'm not sure how else to describe it), but I too am looking for pleasant reads to escape to during a stressful, difficult time. So I bought the Leanne Moriarty book recommended above, What Alice Forgot. I've only read the first chapter, but yikes. Might be way too fluffy for me.

What I really want is some pleasant, old-fashioned, wonderfully written, coming-of-age story like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn or I Capture the Castle. Have I already read them all?[/quote]

I Capture the Castle is one of my all time favorites!!!!!!![/quote]

It's the PP above. Try Distant Land of my Father
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/cr/0156027135/ref=mw_dp_cr[/quote]

Try some other YA fiction. I find that it's usually better written than popular fiction for adults. I liked Eleanor and Park, although it's contemporary.[/quote]

I liked Eleanor and Park, too.  But I wouldn't call it "literary" or even especially "pleasant" or light, so it might not be what this PP is looking for.  But I did enjoy it.

PP, you might want to try The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.  I think there may now be a sequel, too.

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/the-evolution-of-calpurnia-tate

I also really liked The Age of Miracles:

https://www.amazon.com/Age-Miracles-Karen-Thompson-Walker/dp/0812982940

And The Art of Hearing Heartbeats (a bit more than a "coming of age" story, but in the zone and lovely):

https://www.amazon.com/Art-Hearing-Heartbeats-Jan-Philipp-Sendker-ebook/dp/B004ZZP5M4/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&me=[/quote]

Thanks, these look promising![/quote]

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