Books like Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

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.

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, written by Tom Lin, is catalogued as American literature and identified by ISBN 0316542156. Published in the early 21st century, it reflects themes common to contemporary American narratives.

In *Mothering Sunday*, Graham Swift traces the life of orphaned maid Jane Fairchild, whose years of service in an English country house and secret affair with the neighboring estate’s heir span from 1924 to the end of the twentieth century.

The Netanyahus is a literary work by Joshua Cohen that has been reviewed by The New York Times and is recognized within contemporary American literature.

In a world where children shape parents, eighteen‑year‑old Scarper Lee faces an imminent deathday, forcing him to leave his routine, test friendships, and challenge authority.

Friendship has boundaries...doesn't it? Melissa Lopez is a doctor at the medical clinic Kyle Davenport runs. They work together, spend off-hours having fun together -- they're friends. It was never supposed to happen, but one hot summer night they give in to the secret attraction they feel for each other -- and Melissa becomes pregnant with Kyle's child. They want to give their baby the best life possible. Which means TWO full-time parents. They're not in love, though, so maybe a wedding, shotgun-style, is the solution. Romance won't figure in the bargain -- just mutual support, respect and convenience. Soon their safe, tidy arrangement is less than satisfying. But they can have more -- if they're willing to face old fears. If they're willing to risk REAL commitment. Their own happiness depends on it. More important, they need to take that chance -- because of the baby.

In Brooklyn, a tight‑knit group of new moms—the May Mothers—meet for support and fun. On a Fourth of July night, one baby disappears, thrusting the women into a frightening hunt that unearths hidden secrets and tests their bonds.