Books like Making It by Barbara Corcoran

Name: Making It
Author: Barbara Corcoran

17‑year‑old Eva lives in a close‑knit town where her father is the local minister. As she begins to step into adulthood, a revelation about the sister she has idolized challenges everything she thought she knew. The story follows Eva’s emotional journey as she learns to move beyond her mother’s shadow and discover her own path, weighing the bonds of family against the necessity of independence.

First publish date: 1980

Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers

Authors: Barbara Corcoran

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

All books by Barbara Corcoran

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Making It by Barbara Corcoran are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.

Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Making It (19 similar books)

📘 The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

The Lean Startup presents a systematic, scientific approach for creating and managing successful startups in uncertain environments, emphasizing rapid experimentation, customer feedback, and iterative product development.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (60 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Lean Startup

📘 Daring Greatly

by Brené Brown

A groundbreaking guide to embracing vulnerability and courage.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (26 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Daring Greatly

📘 Bossypants

by Tina Fey

Tina Fey’s memoir blends sharp wit with personal anecdotes, charting her rise from Pennsylvania to Saturday Night Live fame while offering candid insights into comedy, gender dynamics, and the juggling act of fame and family.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (19 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Bossypants

📘 Girlboss

by Sophia Amoruso

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.4 (5 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Girlboss

📘 The dead & the gone

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

When a meteor strikes the moon and triggers catastrophic climate change, 17‑year‑old Alex Morales must become the sole guardian of his sisters while New York City transforms into a survival nightmare.

★★★★★★★★★★ 2.6 (5 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The dead & the gone

📘 The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark)

by Veronica Roth

When childhood friends Cyra and Akos learn their fates from birth are sealed, they must confront love, war, and a tyrannical father who threatens to shatter the fragile balance of a world on the edge of war.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (4 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark)

📘 The Confidence Code

by Katty Kay

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like The Confidence Code

📘 Fire & flood

by Scott, Victoria (Young adult author)

When her brother’s illness worsens, Tella enters the perilous Brimstone Bleed race, hoping to earn a cure for him. But in this high‑stakes competition, victory and survival are not guaranteed.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fire & flood

📘 Treasure hunters

by James Patterson

Twin siblings Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York, following clues left by their missing father to complete their parents’ perilous treasure‑searching quest.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Treasure hunters

📘 Fire & Flood

by Victoria Scott

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fire & Flood

📘 Revolution 19

by Gregg Rosenblum

Two brothers and their sister, who have been living in hiding after being abandoned by their 'designed' robots, must fight for survival when their sanctuary is discovered.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 (2 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Revolution 19

📘 Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

by Adam Grant

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

📘 Cured

by Bethany Wiggins

Twin siblings Fiona and Jonah, both cured of a deadly disease, travel with friends Bowen and former neighbor Jacqui to locate their missing mother and distribute the cure, while raiders and a mysterious ally threaten their mission.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Cured

📘 A matter of days

by Amber Kizer

A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a global pandemic in the future.

★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like A matter of days

📘 Max's First Word (Max and Ruby)

by Rosemary Wells

Max and his big sister Ruby help him learn new words in this bright, full‑color splash of a board book from Rosemary Wells' beloved "Max and Ruby" series.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Max's First Word (Max and Ruby)

📘 Fugitive X

by Gregg Rosenblum

Three siblings battle a looming robot war, fighting for freedom when they are forced to split up and face the danger alone.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Fugitive X

📘 Making it on your own

by Sarah Edwards

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Making it on your own

📘 What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

by Tina Seelig

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

📘 Snot Stew

by Bill Wallace

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)

Similar?
✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Books like Snot Stew

Some Other Similar Books

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too by Gary Vaynerchuk
Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Edge, and Your Listeners by Tara Mohr

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!