Find Similar Books | Similar Books Like Find Similar Books

Books like Indian summer by Barbara Girion


When twelve‑year‑old Joni spends her summer vacation on an Indian reservation, she finds herself at odds with Sarah Birdsong and her friends. They regard Joni as responsible for the prejudices they encounter beyond the reservation’s borders, making Joni’s journey one of understanding and cultural interaction during a season of change.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Barbara Girion
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 (2 community ratings)

All books by Barbara Girion
Indian summer by Barbara Girion

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Indian summer by Barbara Girion 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 Indian summer (12 similar books)

The Summer I Turned Pretty by 4617015|Jenny Han book cover

📘 The Summer I Turned Pretty
 by Jenny Han

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (96 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by 7742208|Sherman Alexie book cover

📘 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
 by Sherman Alexie

Junior, a budding cartoonist from the Spokane Indian Reservation, transfers to an all‑white farm‑town high school, where the only other Indian is the school mascot.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (29 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The round house by 7300211|Louise Erdrich book cover

📘 The round house
 by Louise Erdrich

A young man's family falls apart after a violent attack on his mother, forcing them into a world of turmoil and uncertainty.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (6 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The round house
Summer of '69 by 4277581|Elin Hilderbrand book cover

📘 Summer of '69
 by Elin Hilderbrand

Seventeen‑year‑old Jessie on Nantucket in 1969 faces family secrets as the Levin siblings navigate civil‑rights protests, a Vietnam‑deployed brother, a pregnant sister in Boston, and a historic summer that mirrors the nation’s turmoil.

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Summer of '69
Sunset Beach by 4249702|Mary Kay Andrews book cover

📘 Sunset Beach
 by Mary Kay Andrews

After inheriting a beach bungalow, Drue Campbell reluctantly joins her estranged father’s personal injury firm, only to uncover a suspicious death that turns a job offer into a perilous investigation.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Sunset Beach
An Indian summer by 6085222|Cameron, James book cover

📘 An Indian summer
 by Cameron, James


★★★★★★★★★★ 2.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like An Indian summer
Summer Island by 7354423|Kristin Hannah book cover

📘 Summer Island
 by Kristin Hannah

A celebrated talk‑show host and her estranged daughter, a struggling comedian, reconnect on a remote family estate after scandal forces the truth out. Together they confront buried secrets, old loves, and enduring pain to heal a fractured mother‑daughter bond.

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Summer Island
The Summer House by 7356963|Jenny Hale book cover

📘 The Summer House
 by Jenny Hale

279 pages ; 20 cm

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The Summer House
Home of the brave by 6774979|Allen Say book cover

📘 Home of the brave
 by Allen Say

A young boy learns the lessons of bravery and survival during World War II and the Japanese internment camp on the reservation in a gentle, yet powerful story about children's resilience and bravery in the face of adversity.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Home of the brave
The heart of a chief by 6230031|Joseph Bruchac book cover

📘 The heart of a chief
 by Joseph Bruchac

An eleven‑year‑old Penacook Indian boy on a reservation confronts his father's alcoholism, a controversial casino proposal, and the insensitive attitudes of his school and town toward Native Americans.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like The heart of a chief
Eagle song by 6230031|Joseph Bruchac book cover

📘 Eagle song
 by Joseph Bruchac

Eight‑year‑old Danny Bigtree leaves a Mohawk reservation for Brooklyn, where he faces everyday stereotypes about his Native American heritage.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Eagle song
Wind on the River by 8778579|Laurie Lawlor book cover

📘 Wind on the River
 by Laurie Lawlor

During the Civil War, a fifteen‑year‑old Union soldier switches sides to face Native American warriors in the Dakota Territory, testing his biases and discovering true heroism.

★★★★★★★★★★ 0.0 (0 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Books like Wind on the River

Some Other Similar Books

Summer Sisters by Lois Gould
The Summer I Found You by Jasmine Guillory
The Summer Girl by Sharon Kendrick
Summer at the Lake by Melissa Ferguson

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!