Books like Whatever by Ann Walsh

Bill Bryson humorously chronicles a two–person hike along the Appalachian Trail, mixing lively anecdotes with insightful looks at its history, ecology, and the people who live along the route.

Jeannette Walls' memoir chronicles her turbulent childhood in a dysfunctional, itinerant family, detailing poverty, alcoholism, and homelessness across the United States as she seeks stability and personal growth.

Elizabeth Gilbert recounts a year of self‑discovery after leaving her life in the United States, traveling through Italy, India and Indonesia to seek pleasure, devotion, and balance.

A chronically ill teenager allergic to the world discovers love and possibility when a new family moves in next door, adding color to her isolated life.

Neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi’s poignant memoir chronicles his battle with stage IV metastatic lung cancer and his reflections on life, medicine, and mortality.

After her father’s sudden death, Helen Macdonald turns to falconry, training a fierce goshawk named Mabel as a way to cope with grief and explore human-animal bonds.

Cheryl Strayed chronicles her 1,100‑mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, a journey that confronts grief, self‑discovery, and resilience after her mother's death.

Amelia embarks on a journey to find her Aunt Tanner, her former cheerleader teammates, and the boy she once thought of as a friend, all while dodging ex-boyfriend's tell-all book and navigating the complex dynamics of their family's past and present. A lighthearted and humorous adventure story for young readers, perfect for fans of 'The Fault in Our Stars' and 'Wonder'.

Seventeen‑year‑old Sophie, a top student and aspiring journalist, faces the impossible choice of breaking her purity pledge amid fears of pregnancy while feeling isolated from family, friends, pastor, and God.

From Kay Redfield Jamison - an international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at American universities - a remarkable personal testimony: the revelation of her own struggle since adolescence with manic-depression, and how it has shaped her life. Vividly, directly, with candor, wit, and simplicity, she takes us into the fascinating and dangerous territory of this form of madness - a world in which one pole can be the alluring dark land ruled by what Byron called the "melancholy star of the imagination," and the other a desert of depression and, all too frequently, death. A moving and exhilarating memoir by a woman whose furious determination to learn the enemy, to use her gifts of intellect to make a difference, led her to become, by the time she was forty, a world authority on manic-depression, and whose work has helped save countless lives.

The emotional turmoil of a teenage girl forced to keep a horrific secret keeps her isolated from friends and herself, while she obsesses about weight loss and longs for friendship with her boyfriend, Corey 'The Living Stoner', who leads a double life as a stoner and a vegetarian vegan.

Amelia, a ghost still trapped between life and death, continues to fight for her relationship with the human boy Joshua.

A young girl transported to 18th century France meets Marie Antoinette and learns about magic and time travel while searching for a dress for her friend's birthday party.

Four teens are sent to a Caribbean resort called Paradise, where unexpected encounters shift their lives: romance sparks for Jena, revelations for Dakota, a truth about identity for Skye, and a leap of faith for Owen; together, they learn confidence and change.

Eighth‑grade graduate Ana Shen balances a Chinese‑American father, an African‑American mother, and two very different sets of grandparents, all while preparing a hot, sour, salty, sweet dinner that brings the family together for the first time.

After her nine‑year‑old daughter Betty dies in a traffic accident, Laura Doughty confronts the guilt and rage of losing a child, seeking justice and revenge against the driver who caused the tragedy.